Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho says he will not send an officer overseas for a United Nations mission if the officer refuses to use their driver’s license to first drive in Fiji.
Qiliho says it’s a tough stance, but one that is needed to be taken, because with all the vehicles injected into their transport pool, they can’t allow them to be sitting idle at a station because there is no driver.
He has told Divisional Police Commanders and Directors to encourage the officers under their command to get authorized because they need to inculcate the concept of being multi-skilled officers and to take away the notion that a driver should be assigned with these vehicles.
Qiliho says members of the public do not see the person sitting in the driver’s seat as just a police driver, but someone who is expected to perform all the duties expected of anyone wearing a police uniform.
Meanwhile, all police vehicles running on our roads have been fitted with the GPS system, and their movements are being monitored on a 24 hour basis.
Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho made this announcement this morning while handing over 106 police vehicles to various divisions and units of the Fiji Police Force.
Qiliho says in the coming weeks all motorbikes will also be fitted with the GPS system and this is being done because they have to be transparent about their work as they are accountable for the use of all government resources.
The Commissioner says the accidents are a disgrace to the institution, particularly so when 57% of the accidents recorded from the 1st of January to the end of May were caused by the negligent actions of the driver and in some cases negligence on the part of their immediate supervisor.
