IG Not Retiring before General Election, Says Minister Deji Elumoye in Abuja The federal government has cleared the air over the likely retirement of the Inspector General of Police (IG), Usman Baba Alk
The federal government has cleared the air over the likely retirement of the Inspector General of Police , Usman Baba Alkali, before the end of 2023 general election, saying the number one police officer will remain in office even after the polls.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, made this clarification on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja. He said the IG will not be retiring midway into the general election as earlier expected, as he already has his tenure extended via a letter by the president.Answering questions from newsmen on whether or not the IG would be retiring after clocking the mandatory retirement age of 60 years on March 1, 2023, Dingyadi said: “I don’t know where you got your record, but let me say that by the provision of the Police Act 2020, the IG is now supposed to have a kind of four-year period and Mr.
There had been concerns over the expected retirement of the IG, three Deputy Inspectors General of Police , many Assistant Inspectors General of Police , Commissioners of Police and 290 other policemen in the first quarter of this year.Founded on January 22, 1995, THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD., 35 Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria , the Federal Capital Territory and around the world.
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