DAILY POST
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday in Abuja frowned at the appointment of former Inspectors-General of Police as chairmen of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith as chairman of the PSC in 2018. He resigned in 2022 and retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi took over as acting chairman.
President Buhari had last month appointed another retired Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase as substantive chairman of the PSC.
Reacting, Obasanjo said: “when you make a retired police officer the head of the Police Service Commission, it is like asking a thief to catch a thief.’’
He said civilians should be appointed as chairmen and retired police officers appointed as members of the PSC to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
