Recruitment: Police Service Commission staff protest against IGP

Some staff members of the Police Service Commission (PSC), on
Wednesday, staged a protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over
the alleged recruitment of 10, 000 officers by the Inspector
General (IGP) of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

The protesters, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Civil Service
Union, PSC Chapter, carried placards with various inscription to
press home their demands.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aggrieved staff
converged outside the court premises singing different solidarity
songs.

The demonstration took place simultaneously as Justice Inyang
Ekwo of Federal High Court Abuja delivered ruling on the matter
brought by the PSC against Mr Adamu.

Secretary of the staff union, Remi Ogundeji, said the staff were
protesting against the usurpation of powers of the commission by
the IGP.

“We all know that it is the constitutional rights of the Police
Service Commission to recruit, promote and discipline Nigerian
police officers,” he said.

Mr Ogundeji said the PSC and the IGP both began the recruitment
exercise together before the commission was no longer carried along
by Mr Adamu.

“We have instituted an interlocutory injunction to stop the
exercise and we sought for the interpretation of the constitution
that stipulates the functions of the PSC,” he said.

Mr Ekwo had earlier ordered Mr Adamu and the PSC to maintain a
status quo on the ongoing recruitment of 10, 000 officers.

He gave the order at the hearing of the case brought by the PSC
against the I-G.

The PSC had brought the matter before the court, asking it to
stop Mr Adamu from continuing with the recruitment for usurping the
power of the commission.(NAN)

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