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· Northern leaders lobby to influence choice of successor · 23 DIGs, AIGs may go Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Will President Muhammadu Buhari replace the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, who is billed to retire today after clocking 35 years in service or extend his tenure? The answers hung in the balance yesterday as the presidency kept mum over the fate of Adamu and his would-be successor. Although efforts by THISDAY to know the next step in the management of the police with Adamu’s impending retirement from presidential spokespersons, Mr. Femi Adesina and Malam Garba Shehu, ...

Typically, retiring IGPs have “pull out” ceremonies on their last day in office. But sources at the Police Headquarters say there are no such plans yet for the outgoing police boss. The Police Act, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari last year, pegs the retirement age of police officers at 60 years of age or 35 years of service. Section 18(8) of the new Act states: “Every police officer shall, on recruitment or appointment, serve in the Nigeria Police Force for 35 years or until the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier.” No  announced  Hours to Adamu’s statutory retirement day, ...

IGP Adamu, Lamorde, others set to retire from police The amended Police Act, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari recently, pegs the retirement age of police officers at 60 years of age or 35 years of service. The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and many other top officials of the Nigerian Police Force are billed to retire on Monday, after spending the maximum number of years in service. The IGP, who joined the service on February 1, 1986, will attain the mandatory 35 years in service. Mr Adamu took over from Ibrahim Idris who retired in January 2019. Aside the IGP, thr...

IGP succession bid: What the Police Act says By Fri Jan 29 2021 The planning for a successor to the top office in the Nigeria police is heading for a major test this February as the current Inspector General, Mohammed Adamu retires on attainment of the of 60/35 years of service stipulated by the civil service rules. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is the principal law enforcement and lead security agency in Nigeria with a staff strength of about 371,800 and a current plan to update to 650,000 by recruiting 280,000 new hands. Constituting instruments for the Force are: Section 214 of the 1999 C...

IGP SUCCESSION BID: Between legitimacy and trivialities On By Sulaiman A. Abba Succession planning is a process for identifying and developing new leaders, who can replace old ones when they leave, retire or die. This planning increases the availability of experienced and capable hands that are prepared to assume these roles as they become available. Taken narrowly, “replacement planning” for key roles is the heart of succession planning. In the military, police and other armed security services as well as in every government institution, succession planning aims for continuity of leader...