We Don’t Have Power To Determine Tenure Of IGP – Police Service Commission

We Don’t Have Power To Determine Tenure Of IGP – Police Service Commission

The Police Administration Commission, PSC, has said it has no established abilities to decide the arrangement or expulsion of the Controller General of Police, IGP.

Day to day POST reviews that the Police Administration Commission had last week coordinated all serving cops who have served for a considerable length of time, or accomplished the age of 60 years, to continue on prompt retirement in accordance with existing regulations.

Since the mandate a few public pundits have contended that the orders ought to likewise influence the residency of the IGP.

However, Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Advertising of the PSC, in a proclamation on Monday, said, “By goodness of Section 30, section 1 of the third timetable to the Constitution, and statement 6 (1) of the Police Administration Commission (Establisment) Act, 2001, the Commission is accused of the obligations of arrangement, advancement, excusal and practicing disciplinary command over people holding workplaces in the Nigeria Police Power (with the exception of the Examiner General of Police).

“The law is sure about the order of the Commission and it doesn’t stretch out to the Controller General of Police who is a representative of Mr. President with the exhortation of the Police Chamber.

“The Commission at its first Exceptional Gathering of the sixth Administration Board on Friday 31st January 2025, just considered and took choice on the regularization of date of First arrangement of Recruit ASPs/Controller Power Contestants. This doesn’t have anything to do with the Examiner General of Police or his office.

“The Commission wishes to express that it is alright with the size of the powers which the Constitution has presented to it and isn’t keen on looking for additional powers that clearly are not upheld by regulation.

The Commission likewise noticed that it has kept a nearby and corresponding working relationship with the Examiner General of Police in the general interest of the Nigeria Police Power.