By Olugbenga Salami
Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, is currently attending the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow, United Kingdom, as the head of Nigerian delegation along with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun; Vice President Africa (INTERPOL), Umar Garba, a retired Assistant Inspector General, AIG; and the Head of Interpol, National Crime Bureau, among other officials.
The 92nd session of the INTERPOL General Assembly, according to a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Police Affairs, Bolaji Kazeem, is ongoing from November 4-8, 2024 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Kazeem stated that the General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body and comprises delegates appointed by the governments of member countries.
He added that it meets once a year and takes the entire major decisions affecting general policy, the resources needed for international cooperation, working methods, finances, and programme activities, among others.
The General Assembly is a key opportunity to drive innovation and leadership in international police cooperation to tackle major crime trends and security threats facing the world, including organised crime, counterterrorism and fraud.
The United Kingdom had stated that as host for the General Assembly, His Majesty’s Government (HMG) are committed to continuing to meet high standards of event sustainability and delivering a carbon neutral event, saying that the PAS2060 specification has been applied on recent UK Government major events as it provides a robust framework for ensuring the definition of carbon neutrality complies with principles of transparency and accountability.
It stressed that the application of PAS2060 demonstrates leadership, transparency and accountability in the management of emissions impacts from the event, adding that “this approach offers the benefit of being validated by Arup in a publicly available document, providing greater robustness to external scrutiny.”
“This document, the Qualifying Explanatory Statement – Commitment to achieving carbon neutrality, fulfils the requirements within PAS2060, and contains all relevant documentation to support HMG’s commitment to carbon neutrality,” the government stated.