Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi said the appointment of Usman Baba as the Inspector-General of Police is for a single tenure of four years.
The minister explained that the clarification followed reports of tenure extension in a section of the media.
Dingyadi said the IGP was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 6, 2021 and confirmed by the Nigeria Police Council on June, 2021 for a single tenure. Osaigbovo Ehisienmen said the appointment was done as provided for in Section 7 , and Section 7 of the Police Act 2020. “These provisions of the 2020 amended Police Acts should not be misconstrued for tenure extension as erroneously reported in some sections of the media,” he said.
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