Kano, Nigeria – E be like say police recruitment saga don enter another level as Senior Advocates of Nigeria don step into the matter. The wahala be say, the Police Service Commission (PSC) dey clash with Nigeria Police Academy for Wudil over one advert wey dem drop call for application into the Academy’s 12th Regular Course degree programme. You fit imagine the stress, right?
As things dey hot, two top lawyers, Mike Ahamba, SAN, and Solomon Akuma, SAN, don yan say the Academy’s action no follow law. Dem talk say the power to appoint police officers na wetin dey the hands of the PSC, no be small matter, o! And dem don get Supreme Court ruling wey back their gist.
According to the advert wey POLAC drop, dem talk say online applications go start on July 28 and finish for September 8. But PSC don come release their own reply wey declare the advert as null and void (na wetin dem call dead on arrival). Na wah, this matter no be joke at all!
Ikechukwu Ani, wey be spokesperson for PSC, sharply told everybody make dem forget the advert, say na dem no aware and key people no gree talk join. E even drop big words like “undisguised attempt to undermine” the PSC’s power. If you no sabi wetin e mean, e dey bad pass when person dey chop rice without stew.
Ahamba don talk say the Supreme Court don already settle dis kind matter. He dey urge all parties make dem respect the court ruling well well. E talk say, “No be dem go tell us who fit select police? Na serious matter fa! We no fit mix political offices with police work.”
Akuma join body, talk say the Constitution clear on top the PSC’s power. E even remind everybody say na dis same issue scatter ground when former Inspector General of Police wan recruit 10,000 policemen without PSC sabi. Na so e lead to wahala wey dey go court. No be small matter!
As e stand, Akuma go further talk say anybody wey wan join police through POLAC must first go through PSC. “You no fit just enter Academy dey chop training without PSC maintenance. Na like that dem go just dey play training and no be recruitment.” E sabi wetin e dey talk, no be small.
Na im we dey see say the clash between PSC and other police bodies still dey cause gbes for recruitment process, even after Supreme Court don ginger dem say PSC get constitutional role. Na the kind drama wey sweet for body but e dey serious for who go wear the police uniform, o!
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