The Police Service Commission (PSC) has debunked rumors that it plans to elongate the tenure of senior officers including the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
Most of these senior officers are due for retirement in the next few weeks.
The PSC during a meeting on January 23, discussed the emerging reports of senior officers, due for retirement as well as those making moves to extend their stay in office
The commission noted that the ongoing campaign was among officers within the ranks of the Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs), Commissioners, CPs, and other senior Police Officers.
A spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, described the situation in a statement on Sunday as “an unnecessary distraction and an affront on all the existing laws in the country guiding entry and exit in the public service”.
The Commission noted that it decided not extend the tenures of the retiring senior Police Officers stressing that even when requested, it cannot do so as it is against all existing laws.
Ani also debunked reports that the commission had approved the extension of the IGP’s tenure as speculated by some media organizations.
“The Commission, therefore, wishes to state that it has not endorsed any tenure elongation for the current Inspector General of Police.
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“It notes that it will always commit itself to the letters and spirit of the laws of the land and will not at any time support or encourage any attempt to subvert these laws,” the PSC said in a separate statement.
