Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, emphasized that the country’s leadership, led by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, May God Protect Him, is very keen to see that our country remains a role model for modernity and development. For this end, it is dedicated to support excellence as a vital approach towards a solid future.”
In his speech following the celebration held to honor winners of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award in its second edition, on Wednesday afternoon, at the Police Officers’ Club, Abu Dhabi, His Highness said: “Excellence has become an essential requirement in the modern world to achieve a more secure, and safer and more prosperous life. The UAE has been blessed with wise higher leaderships that always seek to achieve uniqueness and avoid copying and imitation. Moreover, our leadership spares no effort to improve service-oriented government performance across our country.”
Sheikh Saif added: “I reflect on the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. He said that the UAE ambitions are bigger than what has been achieved to date, and that our national human resources have proven their skills and capabilities; as we are witnessing today.” Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan expressed his sincere pride for the achievements, and gave orders to promote the winners, which included non-commissioned officers and police personnel ; calling on them to seek further achievements and success, especially in the upcoming editions of the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Award Program.
Sheikh Saif indicated that the federal government has been racing against time to match other countries’ achievements throughout hundreds of years of development, in a matter of few years. “For this end, all individuals in the public sector are required to exert their best efforts to meet this stage’s requirements", he continued. We need to work hard, excel and be creative, as we turn into a (smart government), providing its services to people wherever they are,” sheikh Saif further said.
Concluding, Sheikh Saif extended his congratulations to the winners, urging them to exert further efforts to reach highest levels of excellence, in a manner that befit the country’s good reputation and the ambitions of its people.
Then Sheikh Saif handed over the awards to the winners representing the various GHQs and general directorates, distinguished teams, distinguished creative personnel, winners of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award; as well as partners, customers and a number of community members who helped achieve the Ministry of Interior’s goals.
The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ won the following awards: Partnership Management; Optimal Use of e-Services; Government Communication; Creativity Management; Green Applications; the Technical Team “The Distinguished Technician;” and the Crisis and Disaster Management. It also earned the Customer Services award, granted to the Khalifa Police Station at the Peripheral Areas Department. . The Bani Yas Police Station at the ADP Peripheral Areas Department received the Distinguished Comprehensive Police Station Award, while the ADP Traffic and Patrols Directorate was granted the Traffic Safety Award. Moreover, the Abu Dhabi Airport Police Section received the Ports Security Award.
For its part, the Dubai Police GHQ received the following awards: Shared Social Responsibility; Information and Knowledge Management; Planning and Performance Management; Health, Safety and Environment; and the Best Experience in Inmate Rehabilitation and Reformation. The Distinguished Service Development Team Award a