The Police Service Commission (PSC) says the appointment and tenure extension of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the sole right of the President with the endorsement of the Police Council.
The police service commission says the appointment and tenure extension of the inspector general of police is the prerogative of the president, with the endorsement of the police council.
Baba is bound by Rule 229 of the police service rules which provides for the compulsory retirement of all grades of public service officers at the age of 60 or 35 years of service — whichever comes first. In the judgment, Fatun Riman, the presiding judge, held that Baba’s continued stay in office after clocking the retirement age of 60, is illegal and unconstitutional.
Ikechukwu Ani, head of press and public relations of PSC, said the report was fictitious and misleading.He added that the PSC chairman neither granted an interview to the reporter nor directed anyone to speak on his behalf on the issue.
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