PSC approves appointment of eight Police commissioners.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has given its approval for the appointment and deployment of eight Commissioners of Police to various commands across the country. The PSC also praised the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for adhering to its latest policy on gender sensitivity in his recommendations.
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However, the Commission expects the IGP to include more officers from the North East and South East geopolitical zones in his future proposals, as these zones have not yet reached the benchmark of 15 percent representation set during the Commission’s previous plenary meeting.
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In a statement released on Friday by the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the newly appointed State Commissioners of Police are as follows: Godwin Aghaulor – CP Bornu State Command, Adelesi E. Oluwarotimi – CP Kwara State Command, Adebola Ayinde Hamzat – CP Oyo State Command, Augustina Ogbodo – CP Ebonyi State Command, Samuel Titus Musa – CP Kebbi State Command, Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye – CP Anambra State Command, Stephen Olarewaju – CP Imo State Command, and Alamatu Abiodun Mustapha – CP Ogun State Command.
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The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired IGP, expressed his satisfaction with the postings recommended by the Acting IGP, stating that they were fair on average. He commended the IGP for including women in the appointments. Arase further advised the acting IGP to consider the disadvantaged geopolitical zones while submitting future proposals for the Commission’s approval.
