The Police Affairs Minister Dr. Muhammed Maigari Dingyadi clarified the provision in the 2020 Nigeria Police Acts for a four-year tenure for the Inspector General of Police.
According to a press release by the Press Secretary-Minister of Police Affairs, Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, he said that Dr. Muhammed Maigari Dingyadi noted with concern, the misrepresentation of his response on the tenure for Inspector-General of Police by some sections of the media, following his engagement with State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House on Wednesday 18th January 2023.
It would be recalled that after the first Federal Executive Council meeting for the year 2023, which was held yesterday at the State House, the Minister addressed State House Correspondents to intimate Nigerians of the Council’s approval of a memo that gives legal status to Police Training Institutions across Nigeria, as part of ongoing Police Reforms to produce quality manpower that will institutionalize service orientation and enhance internal security.
The statement read, “For the avoidance of doubt, the Honourable Minister during the media engagement also responded to inquiries on the retirement date of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP. Usman Alkali Baba, CFR.
“For clarity purposes, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 6th April 2021.
“His appointment was confirmed by the Nigeria Police Council headed by Mr. President in June 2021 for a single tenure of four (4) years, as provided for, in Section 7 (3), and Section 7 (6) of the Police Act 2020 which amongst others states “that the person appointed to the office of the Inspector-General of Police shall hold office for four (4) years”.
“These provisions of 2020 amended Police Acts should not be misconstrued for tenure extension as erroneously reported in some sections of the media.
