The Nigeria Police Force, on Friday, said that despite attaining the retirement age of 60 earlier in the week, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun’s continued stay in office has in no way violated the provisions of the public service rule.
Rule 020810 of Chapter Two (2) of the Public Service Rules (PSR), states that “the compulsory retirement age for all grades in the service shall be 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service, whichever is earlier, and no officer shall be allowed to remain in service after attaining the retirement age of 60 years or 35.
But a statement by Force Public Relations Officer (PRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday discountenanced the provisions of the above legal instrument, insisting that what President Bola Tinubu approved for the IGP was not an extension of tenure but rather the proper application of the law governing the tenure of the office of the IGP.
Adejobi further explained that the President had in 2023 approved a four-year tenure for the IGP in accordance with the provisions of Section 215(a) and Section 28(c) of the Third Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 (as amended).
He said: “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to various misleading reports and misinterpretations concerning the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and wishes to categorically state that what President Bola Tinubu, approved for the IGP is not an extension of tenure, but rather the proper application of the law governing the tenure of the office of the IGP.”
Linus Aleke
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