No tenure extension for the Police IG, the Minister insists

Usman Baba will serve as Inspector-General of Police for a single term of four years, according to Minister of Police Affairs Mohammed Dingyadi.

Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, his press secretary, provided clarification on this on Thursday.

The explanation was made in response to media allegations of a tenure extension, the minister said.

According to Dingyadi, the IGP was chosen on April 6, 2021, by President Muhammadu Buhari, and ratified on June 8, 2021, by the Nigeria Police Council for a single term.

According to Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, the appointment was made in accordance with Sections 7 (3) and 7 (6) of the Police Act 2020.

It is important to remember that these provisions of the 2020 revised Police Acts do not, as some parts have incorrectly indicated, grant tenure extensions.