2023 Elections: President Buhari Picks Ex-IGP as Police Service Commission Boss, Appoints More RECs
- President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a new chairman of the Police Service Commission in the person of Solomon Arase
- Arase whose appointment is to be confirmed by the red chamber anytime soon was a former IGP during the Goodluck Jonathan-led government
- Moreover, ahead of the 2023 polls, the president has appointed two RECs, one from Kebbi state (Mahmud Isa) and another one from Ondo (Sani Ali)
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Abuja - The Senate has been asked to confirm Solomon Arase, a former inspector-general of police, as the new chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
This request was made by President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter addressed to the red chamber on Tuesday, January 24, The Cable reports.
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As stated in the letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the flood of the upper chamber, President Buhari based his request on sections 153 (1) and 154 (1) of the constitution as amended.
In a separate letter to the Senate, the president also asked the house to confirm the reappointment of Mahmud Isa as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi and Sani Ali for the same office in Ondo state.
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Trouble for Police Service Commission boss as workers make huge demand
The staff of the Police Service Commission on Monday, September 5, called for the immediate resignation of the chairman of the commission, Musilu Smith.
The staff of the commission's call came on the second week of their indefinite strike action after they had passed a vote of no confidence on the commission’s board headed by Smith.
Smith, a retired IGP had earlier been accused of alleged ineptitude by the staff of the PSC.
A statement signed by the chairman of the Joint Service Union, PSC chapter, Adoyi Adoyi said the staff of the commission would launch a massive protest should Smith refuses to resign his position as chairman of the commission.
IGP reacts to claim that 2023 general elections will not take place in some parts of Nigeria
Fears that the 2023 presidential elections might not hold in some locations due to security threats were dispelled by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba.
The IGP said that a robust analysis of the security situation has shown that elections would take place in 2023.
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