PSC Decry Constitutional Constraint to Discipline IGP

The PSC also declared that it will not compromise its constitutional mandate to appoint, promote and discipline officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
However, the Commission said its powers do not cover the office of the Inspector General of Police, based on the provision of Part One of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
The clarification was made by the Police Service Commission in reaction to a newspaper report credited to one AISHA TOSAN, criticizing it for failing to call the IGP, IBRAHIM IDRIS to order.
But in a statement, the Head of Press and Public Relations, IKECHUKWU ANI, noted that the Commission under the present leadership of Sir MIKE OKIRO is not a mere rubber stamp agency.
The PSC spokesman said based on the exercise of its constitutional responsibility; the commission has put on hold all recommendations of the Inspector General of Police on special promotions.
He said the Commission can do more with a constitutional provision that allows it protect its decisions.
The Police Service Commission further disclosed that most times, its decisions are not implemented by the Inspector General of Police since the IGP cannot be discipline by the commission, as provided in the constitution.
The PSC called for attention to addressing the sources of problems in the Nigeria Police Force with a view to sanitizing the system, instead of wasting efforts on witch hunt.