The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed that all senior police officers who have been in service for more than 35 years or are over the age of 60 retire immediately.
This decision was made on Friday, January 31, in response to mounting criticism over the tenure extension granted to Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun after he reached the age of sixty.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja, PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani underlined that the instruction was given to guarantee compliance with Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii), which requires retirement after achieving the specified years of service or age limit.
“The Police Service Commission rose from its first extraordinary meeting with the approval for the immediate retirement of senior police officers who have spent more than 35 years in service and those above 60 years of age,” Ani stated.
The directive has been officially sent to the Inspector-General of Police for immediate implementation. Ani stated that the decision was made at an extraordinary meeting presided over by the Commission Chairman, retired DIG Hashimu Argungu, with Justice Adamu Paul Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), fdc; and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission, in attendance.
“The commission at its 24th plenary meeting of 27th and 28th September 2017 had approved that the force entrants should have their date of appointment in the force against the date of their enlistment. The commission has passionately revisited its decision and has concluded that the said decision in its intent and purpose contradicted the principle of the merger of service in the public service and it violates Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii), which provides for retirement on attainment of 35 years in service or 60 years of age,” Ani explained.
The directive has been officially sent to the Inspector-General of Police for immediate implementation. Ani stated that the decision was made at an extraordinary meeting presided over by the Commission Chairman, retired DIG Hashimu Argungu, with Justice Adamu Paul Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), fdc; and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission, in attendance.
“The commission’s decision has been conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police for implementation,” Ani concluded.
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