CRIME

The Gains Of Striving On Competence

&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;The gains associated with competence cannot be overemphasized&NewLine;<a href="https&colon;//openlife&period;ng/">OpenLife</a> reports that the gains associated with competence in the course of duty and assignment cannot be overemphasized&period; &NewLine;This aphorism defines the work philosophy of Titilayo Oriyomi- Oluwasanmi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP who is in charge of traffic control and management in Lagos State&period; &NewLine;Earlier in life, the Lagos born traffic management expert, who joined the force as Cadet ASP Course 21 in 2002, &NewLine;never wished to be associated with traffic let alone being seen on the road&period; &NewLine;But fate and destiny conspired to conscript her into a professional she is naturally tailored for&period; &NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Traffic is not really bad&period; The gains are encouraging even though it is the work I hated most in the Police&period; This was because as a Lagosian, I don’t like people seeing me on the road,” she stated&period; &NewLine;However, the career Policewoman, who is first, a wife, then a mother and of course, a public servant, is popularly known within the Police circle and Lagos metropolis, as Motopol, an acronym for Motor Traffic Police&period; &NewLine;Though the name did not come cheap as she has worked hard to earn it through daily exposure to virtually all road users in Lagos, Titilayo says &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I don&&num;8217&semi;t like incompetence&period; That motivates me on the job&period; Whenever I am given something to do, I want to accomplish it well&period; It has helped me to succeed in all areas and departments in the Police I have worked,” she disclosed&period;&NewLine;