[TOP STORY] MATTERS ARISING: Controversy over IGP tenure — what does the law say? | TheCable
Section 7 of the Police Act of 2020 stipulates that:
“ The Inspector-General of Police shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Police Council from among serving members of the Police Force. “ The person appointed to the office of the Inspector-General of Police shall hold office for four years.” The development has fuelled speculations over if the current IGP will leave office before his tenure ends — and in the middle of an election period at that.A similar situation happened during the tenure of Mohammed Adamu, the predecessor to Baba.
Ahmed Mohammed, the presiding judge, held that since the constitution and the Police Act empower the president to appoint an IGP, by implication, the president can extend the tenure of a retiring IGP before concluding the required consultation with the police council and other processes required for the appointment of a substantive replacement.
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