No provision for IG tenure extension in constitution –Investigation

The 1999 Nigerian Constitution does not have provisions for extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police; checks by Saturday PUNCH have shown.

The third schedule of the constitution dealing with the IG’s appointment states that the IG will be appointed by the President on the advice of the Nigeria Police Council.

The NPC is comprised of the President who is the chairman; state governors; chairman of the Police Service Commission; and the Inspector-General of Police.

Findings by The PUNCH correspondent indicate that the law guiding the appointment of the IG is silent on the retirement or extension of the occupant’s tenure by the President.

This, lawyers say, means that an extension of the IG’s tenure will be illegal and a violation of the constitution.

The PUNCH, January 12, 2019

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