Barely 58 days to the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) Abuja 2026, the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has accepted invitation to participate at the global forum scheduled for November 15 to 21, 2026, in Abuja.
Disu gave the assurance on Tuesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, when he received a delegation led by the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr. Ike Neliaku.
The inspector general, who is a full member of the NIPR, also assured the institute of the Nigeria Police Force’s partnership towards the success of the week-long programme.
He stressed the importance of public relations to effective policing, noting that stronger collaboration between the two organisations would be in the best interest of the country.
“The police and NIPR share the core task of building trust. Without trust, policing fails and without credibility, public relations is just noise.
“In spite of the hard work of our men and officers, the image of the Force is not where we want it at the moment. We will need your support to help Nigerians understand that the police are their friends,” he said.
Earlier, Neliaku urged the police to serve as strategic partners and invited the IGP to speak at one of the sessions of the forum.
He said the forum would provide an opportunity for the Force to strengthen global policing standards, particularly in strategic communication, intelligence gathering, public affairs, security communication and reputation management.
The NIPR president also called for participation by personnel from various state commands and the FCT.
Members of the delegation included the Secretary-General of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan; Chairman, National Planning Committee, WPRF, Dr. Suleiman Haruna; Vice Chairman, NPC-WPRF, Hajiya Maryam Sanusi; and Chairman, Linguistics and Language Work Team, WPRF, Mrs. Olubunmi Badejo.
Others were the FCT Commandant, NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu; Registrar of NIPR, Chief Uzoma Onyegbadue; Member, NRMG Board, Chief Moji Makanjuola; Director of Public Relations, Mr. Stanley Ogadigo; Chairman, Young Professionals Hub (YPH) of NIPR, Chimdi Neliaku; Chairman, Transportation Work Team, WPRF, Dr. Eddy Megwa; and Chairman, Creatives and Multimedia Work Team, WPRF, Dr. Tope Ojeme.
