January 18, 2023 4:03 PM
Mohammed Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, says there is no issue concerning Usman Baba, inspector-general of police , reaching retirement age., “he was commissioned into the Nigeria Police Force on 15th March, 1988, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police at the prestigious Nigeria Police Academy , Kaduna”.Speaking on Wednesday while answering questions from journalists on the expected retirement of the IGP, the police minister said the “issue does not arise”.
President Muhammadu Buhari had extended Adamu’s tenure by three months after he reached the mandatory 35 years in service in February 2021. The matter was,m subsequently taken before the federal high court in Abuja, and the court affirmed the president’s decision on the grounds that the constitution gives the president the power to appoint the IGP.
According to the court, by implication of the powers of appointment, the president can extend the tenure of an IGP who is due for retirement pending consultation with the police council on the approval of a substantive replacement.
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