President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate names of three nominees for consideration and confirmation as chairman, secretary and members of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
The nominees as read out from the letter by the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio , during plenary Thursday are: Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Hashim Argungu (Chairman); Chief Onyema Uche (Secretary and Retired DIG Taiwo Lakanu (Member).
Earlier this month, Tinubu had removed retired Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase from his position as chairman of the commission.
This comes as the PSC is embroiled in a dispute with the Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, Kayode Egbetokun, over alleged interference in the recruitment of constables. The PSC had called on Tinubu to dismiss Egbetokun.
In another letter, President Tinubu urged the Senate to consider and confirm the nomination of Dr. Olatunji Bello for appointment as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Bello’s nomination was referred to the Senate Committee for Trade and Investment, while the nominations of Argungu, Uche, and Lakanu were referred to the Senate Committee on Police Affairs. Both committees are expected to report back in one week.
