https://nextedition.com.ng/2019/01/07/opposition-parties-threaten-nationwide-protests-ig-idris-stays-beyond-jan-15/

Opposition political parties in the country have said they will embark on nationwide protests if the incumbent Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris stayed in office beyond January 15 when he would have attained 60 years of age as well as the compulsory 35 years in service.

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, insists that Idris, ceased to be a policeman since January 3 after 35 years in service.

In a statement issued by CUPP’s first national spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, the parties further stressed that by parading himself as the IG after January 3, Idris was committing a crime of impersonation, an act he described as a threat to national security.

He drew the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari to the provision of Section 215(1)a of the 1999 Constitution which held that the President could only appoint a serving police officer as the IG.

According to Ugochinyere the protests which are proposed to hold in front of the police command headquarters of every state would start once Idris was seen in police uniform around the force headquarters from January 15 and would continue till the right thing was done.

“This means that with the reaching of the mandatory retirement age of 35 years of active service on January 3, 2019 and the mandatory retirement age of 60 years while in service by the IG (which comes up on January 15, 2019), the IG is constitutionally barred from being retained or reappointed as the IG as he is no longer a serving police officer.

“His continued stay in office is illegal and an act of impersonation as there is no legal or documentary evidence to back up his stay as the IG.

Buhari doesn't listen

Will be joining the protest. Mr. Transmission must be transmitted outta the police force latest January 15.

God Almighty is on the side of Nigerians, and that's why the dullards rigging machine is retiring a month to the general elections.