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“In appointing a new IG to replace Baba, President Tinubu should avoid a repeat of the pitfalls, errors and brazen illegalities of the past. The President should take due cognizance of the provisions of the Police Act 2020 regarding four-year tenure. He should appoint only candidates who have up to four years and above in service.
“Appointment must be made in consultation with the Police Council as stipulated by both the Police Act and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. The President should also ensure geopolitical balancing and equity in line with the constitutional Federal Character Principle. “In short, appointments must be based on legal and constitutional stipulations, merit, competence, qualifications, seniority and existing line of succession. The highest considerations must be professional and managerial competence rather than partisan or personal political preferences or nepotistic or other mundane considerations.
“We offer this advice to help this new administration chart a refreshingly new course, which, to us, is in tandem with the President’s commitment to the rule of law and the undertaking he publicly gave in his inauguration address on May 29, 2023,” the coalition added.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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