 I will be reading in a moment the president's speech and the speech is everywhere where I say I, of course I'm not referring to myself, I'm referring it is the president who is speaking. Our police force is a crucial component of our law enforcement architecture. They are the civil force, the closest to the people in the various communities. In the past months we have been undertaking a major reform of the police. First we believe that we must increase the number of police personnel so we have set yearly recruitment habits. We are also in the process of re-equipping our personnel both in personal care and hardware. An important feature of the reform is accommodation for men and officers. And I have directed that the building of barracks for men and women of the police force should be done in collaboration with the social housing effort of the Family Homes Fund. This will ensure speedy execution of all of the projects and all of the barracks that need to be provided. Building of the police force remains a huge challenge which is why we work with the National Assembly to enact the Police Trust Fund Act. We are looking at other measures to improve funding for the police. Today's event meets two objectives. The first is it is an important part of our government's efforts to improve the lives and livelihoods of our police officers and men and it is also another important milestone in my administration's pursuit of the peace, prosperity and development of the Niger Delta. We recognize that establishing adequate security is absolutely integral to the fulfillment of this objective which is why we have committed significant resources to projects such as we are about to commission. This project, the Special Protection Unit, the six barracks, was built and donated by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to the Nigeria Police Force. It consists of 66 apartments for the accommodation of senior officers of the Special Protection Unit. It also comprises a five bedroom commander's quarters, functional office accommodation, a sentry post, guard room with armoury and a parrot ground of the Nigeria Police Force built by the Niger Delta Development Commission. It is my understanding that the contract for this building was originally awarded in 2012 but was stalled by a series of delays. We are gratified that it has finally been delivered. This project is important because it is a means by which we can alleviate the accommodation challenges of senior security personnel posted to River State and ultimately enhance the security footprint in the region. The cumulative impact of this and other similar projects will be the improvement of security in the state and the consolidation of the economic and social life of the people of this area. Let me take this opportunity once again to commend the on-room minister, the ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, for providing leadership and residence amidst mounting challenges and ensuring that projects that have direct impact on the lives of people are prioritized and completed in line with my directives. I also commend the on-room minister of police affairs and the inspector general of police for their hard work and dedication to the repositioning of the police force. The federal government has invested significant in the NDDC and we recognize that this outlier of resources must be justified with verifiable projects that will improve the living standards of the people of this region. And as we hand over this facility to Nigeria Police Force, let me reiterate that without security there will be no development. This is the basis of my administration's commitment to continue to provide various platforms for all the security agencies in the fight against terrorism, banditry and all forms of criminality. On this note, it is my singular on-room privilege to commission these facilities for the accommodation of the Special Protection Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. And I charge you to ensure that this edifice is properly employed for the benefit of the police force, the men and women of the police force and the entire people of this state and of our nation. May God bless the Nigeria Police Force. May God bless the peoples of the Niger Delta. May God bless River State. May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.