President Muhammadu Buhari will this week meet with the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Dingyadi and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to resolve the dispute over recruitment of 1
0,000 constables into the force.
Despite the suspension of the exercise by the commission, the police had released the list of successful candidates who had been directed to report for medical screening between September 9 and 14 at zonal police headquarters. Findings showed that the administration of Tafa Balogun as the Inspector-General attempted to bypass the commission by taking the promotion and appointment of state commissioners of police to President Olusegun Obasanjo, for approval, in 2002.
Further checks showed that Okiro reportedly recommended some officers for promotion to DIG and AIG to the then President Umaru Yar’adua in 2008, but the commission insisted that he had no such powers.He was consequently directed to forward his recommendations to the PSC for necessary action.
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