Recruitment: IG ignores Commission, releases list of successful candidates

Despite the suspension of the recruitment of 10,000 constables by the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police Force has released the list of candidates who passed the aptitude test conducted for applicants.

The exercise has been marred by tussle for control by the NPF and the Commission which had the statutory mandate to recruit, discipline and promote police officers in the force.

It was gathered that the release of the candidates’ list on Tuesday caught the Police Service Commission management by surprise.

The Commission Chairman, Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector-General of Police, was said to have been shocked by the decision of the IG, Mohammed Adamu, to release the list when they were yet to resolve the controversy surrounding the exercise.

The Commission had last Friday announced the suspension of the exercise pending the resolution of the issues with the police management, but the IG while addressing security stakeholders meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, dismissed the reported suspension, insisting that the recruitment was ongoing.

Our correspondent gathered that Smith got to know about the release of the candidates’ list during a meeting with the Minister of Police Affairs, the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, and the IG over the recruitment.

The Permanent Secretary in the Commission, Mr Maurice Mberi, who disclosed this while appealing to the workers who staged a protest on Wednesday, said Smith had sought an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari over the IG’s action.

He pleaded with them to suspend their planned labour action and wait for the outcome of the meeting between Smith and Buhari, adding that the PSC had also sought the Attorney-General of the Federation’s legal opinion on the mandate of the commission as it related to recruitment into the police.

Mberi stated, “We were in the middle of the meeting when someone came to inform us that the list of successful candidates has been released. The Chairman, who was surprised by the development brought it to the attention of the minister.

“The IG also expressed surprise, saying he was not aware that the list has been released.”

But this elicited shouts of ‘no’ from the workers who insisted that the list could not have been released without the IG’s approval.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/recruitment-ig-ignores-commission-releases-list-of-successful-candidates/amp/

Lalasticlala

Impunity

Ninu aiye

I hope their criteria this time won't be Tied to being a cultist, because that's what most of them are...

Success to all candidates.
We don reduce for unemployment door be that

k

We are never organised in this country, even recruitment exercise is bringing so much chaos and confusion. With such attitude we will forever be taken for granted.

Hmmmmmmm
Am smelling somefin fishy

Okay

Who do we believe now ? Confusion everywhere in fela's voice ....

This Nigeria to get cleaner job you av to knw someone...... The merit always few...

Adamu vs Smith
Serving vs Retired

Only for Naija you go be superstar still dey blow Okada...my brother only for Naija.

no unity of purpose in buhari government. confusion everywhere

Okay

don4real18:
Adamu vs Smith
Serving vs Retired

Same thing happened with Mr. Transmission aided by Jimoh Moshood. Where are they today?

The IGP has power, the PSC chairman understands the politics.

BusinessHub1:
Impunity

Confusion everywhere


APC and buhari don finish nigeria

Congratulations to the successful candidates.

This is Nigeria. Everything is possible

Ineptitude
Here and there

Polic is police, new set of bad egg.

Those people attacking shoprite will still foolishly recharge their MTN lines and make calls with it and also subscribe to DSTV and GOTV today instead of breaking their Simcards and damaging their DSTV if really they want to boycott SA products....

South Africans are there attacking Nigerians and their businesses and we are here looting Nigeria owned businesses inside shoprite mall amd burning down MTN buildings where Nigerians are working.
Its still a Win Win Situation for South Africa
Una sure say we get sense at all?

Must we behave foolishly like South Africans
Can lack of proper education be the cause of all these in Africa

Great NPF

Needs to even recruit more, water carry style they pass garri
Please do cause you certainly can't be everywhere, you need helping hands to fulfill your job.
Protocols pending, list published

Muhylonaire:
Success to all candidates.
We don reduce for unemployment door be that

N more wahala for ordinary person on the street

following

They wanted manipulating the list dats y dey dont want it released

Nigeria which way nah,that is why I didn't worry myself on civil defense recruitment,no merit job in these so called Nigeria.And Nigeria can never be in good order unless the issue of long leg and connection is put away.