The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 4,741 Inspectors from the recently concluded nationwide board interview for serving Police Inspectors across the country.
This was a contained statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani.
He stated that 4,708 were promoted to unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police, while 33 were promoted to Senior Inspectors.
The statement added that the commission also approved the promotion of 38 Specialist Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents and 29 Specialist Superintendents to Chief Superintendents.
It added that the commission had earlier considered and approved the promotion of 12 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, 16 Deputy Commissioners to substantive Commissioners, and 28 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners.
It further explained that the chairman of the commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), presided over the meeting, which had in attendance Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court, who is representing the Judiciary in the Commission; DIG TaiwoLakanu (rtd), who is representing the Police in the Commission; and Hon Justice Christine LadiDabup, retired Justice of the State High Court.
Other members, he said, are Abdulfatah Mohammed and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, secretary to the commission.
The statement partly read, “The newly promoted Inspectors include Rabiu Ibrahim, IzangNyam, Nannim James, ChineloObinuku, BariminasAuyatiya, and Sabi’u Umar.
“Others are Lawan Haruna, Opurum Patrick, Agbo James, and Georgewill Onwubiko, among others.”
According to it, the chairman of the commission reiterated his charge for undiluted nationalism, patriotic zeal, and uncommon devotion to the public good, especially in their day-to-day interaction with the public.
Argungu urged them to remember they are the ‘friends next door’ and should at all times live up to the expectations of Nigerians.
He assured them that the commission will continue to do its best to champion an improvement in their conditions of service.
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