PSC Not Supporting Tenure Elongation For IGP…… Spokesperson
The Police Service Commision, PSC on Monday denied supporting tenure elongation for the current Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba as reported by an Online media organization
This was contained in in a statement made available to news men in Abuja by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani
According to the statement, ” the attention of the Police Service Commission has been drawn to an online publication in Supremenewsng.com where the Commission was said to have endorsed the tenure elongation of the current Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
” The online publication in a supposed interview with AIG Lawal Bawa retired, Honourable Commissioner in the Commission representing the Police, stated that the PSC Commissioner confirmed that the Commission ” is not against the extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police”.
“It went further to quote the Honourable Commissioner ” If the IGP feels that it will affect effective monitoring of the elections, let him write to the President for their extension, We(PSC) have no objection”
The statement explained further that “the Honourable Commissioner has since denied making such statement , stressing that he was obviously misquoted.
It added that “according to him, he told the online publication that it was the prerogative of Mr. President to decide”.
It therefore declared that it has not endorsed any tenure elongation for the current Inspector General of Police, insisting that ” as a matter of fact the Commission was never contacted on this subject at any time.
According to the statement, while noting that it would always commit itself to the letters and spirit of the laws of the land and would not at any time support or encourage any attempt to subvert these laws the Commision appealed to the media to avoid unnecessary sensationalism in an attempt to attract huge readership..
Ir assured that the Commission would also continue to work to ensure an effective and efficient Nigeria Police rooted in the rules and regulations governing its operations
