DAILY TRUST
The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Friday, ordered all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60 to proceed on retirement with immediate effects.
The directive came less than 24 hours Daily Trust reported fresh controversy within the force over the tenure extension handed over to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun after he clocked 60 years.
In a report published in the newspaper on Friday, the Force Headquarters and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi had, however, maintained that Egbetokun’s continued stay in office is lawful and legal.
Speaking to journalists on Friday in Abuja, the spokesman of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, explained that the order became imperative because the commission did not want any law that is inconsistent with Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii).
According to him, the commission had since reviewed its stance that any Nigerian joining the force should use date of his enlistment instead of date of his appointment.
Ani noted that the commission reviewed its earlier stance from the 24th plenary meeting held in September 2017, which allowed force entrants to use their date of enlistment instead of their initial appointment date.
The PSC spokesman, however, said the PSC had now reversed this decision, citing its inconsistency with Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii), which mandates retirement upon reaching 35 years in service or the age of 60.
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