The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, will remain in office until 2027. This is following the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
However, according to a senior police source, who requested anonymity, quoted by Channels Television, the letter was not an extension. But rather a confirmation that the IGP should complete the four-year tenure as originally stated in his letter of appointment.
Recall that there have been wide allegation in some quarters that IGP’s tenure has been extended.
But the source dismissed such insinuations.
The source said, “The tenure of the IGP was not extended. But rather a clarification on his letter of appointment that stipulated four years in office.”
“In July, the National Assembly passed the Police Act Amendment Bill to enable a person appointed to the office of Inspector General of Police (IGP) to remain in office until the end of the term stipulated in the letter of appointment.
“President Tinubu forwarded the Bill to the House of Representatives and Senate to amend the tenure of the IGP.
“The Bill was expeditiously passed by lawmakers in both green and red chambers. The upper and lower chambers passed the bill at separate sittings.
Recall that President Tinubu appointed Egbetokun as the IGP in June 2023 for four years. He was appointed alongside four new service chiefs.
According to Section 18(8) of the Police Act 2020, Egbetokun, who was born on September 4, 1964, is expected to retire in September 2024, when he clocks 60.
The controversy about the tenure of IGP didn’t start with the current police boss. That of Egbetokun’s predecessor, Usman Baba, was not in any way different.
Baba clocked 60 years old in March 2023 and attained the mandatory 35 years of service. But he remained in office till Tinubu appointed Egbetokun as his replacement three months later.
source: Channels TV
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