(Report by Police Media Officer Jessemie Amlakwin)
Monay October 14 2024
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Border Divisional Command Perou N’dranou told the police members of East Sepik Province to produce facts and figures as a proof of their work.
He said this following the introduction of a reporting system called the Fortnightly Performance Assessment (FPA). The FPA is a template created to be used all across Border Command to individually assess and keep tally of the performances of members daily.
“How can your supervisors know you’re working? You can work as hard as you can and still be unrecognised or receive no credit from your supervisors because there is no proof,” said ACP N’dranou.
His visit to the province was timely, especially at a time when a lot of members in the out stations were discouraged following the police promotion gazette that came out early this month.
Members expressed their devastation and told ACP Border how discouraging it is for them to have missed out again on the recent police promotion. Their performances out at the rural parts of the country to have keep the rule of laws seems to have been ignored.
The Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Christopher Tamari told ACP Border that the Police of East Sepik are hard working and committed police officers.
He said policing in East Sepik Province is tough given the geographical locations and terrains but that does not stop our police personnel to reach out to the people when needed and we even extend our service to parts of West Sepik Province.
He encouraged his members to accept what has been decided in the police promotions and continue to serve the people of East Sepik.
“Remember that everything happens for a reason and your time will come. Do not be discouraged but keep working,” says Tamari.
ACP N’dranou told them the only way to prove their work is through reporting. He told members why it is important to always send through the daily Situational Reports (Sitreps) for the compilation of Major Incident Briefs (MIB).
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) has a system where each province is required to send through a Situational Report every 24 hours to the Police Headquarters in Port Moresby. The Situation Report consists of each incident that was reported at the Police Stations, the Police actions taken on each incident and the status of the case. These reports from all provinces are then sent to the Police Headquarters where it’s compiled to produce the daily crime briefs for the executive management to make appropriate decisions.
“This system is in place to help you report what you have done in the last 24 hours, I encourage you to make use of this reporting system to prove that the police of East Sepik are working.
“Your job to deter and combat crime is equally important as your job to compile reports. They both work side by side to promote your good work as well as inform the executive management.
“I encourage you all to take the Fortnightly Performance Assessment as a step towards better reporting and keeping track of your good work and to make self improvements where necessary. The only way we can improve policing services to our people is getting the basic policing foundation right through the applications of Fortnightly Performance Assessments,” says N’dranou.
East Sepik Provincial Police Commander (PPC)talking to his policemen and women at the East Sepik Provincial Police Headquarters.