The Police Service Commission (PSC) has said that there are no more irregular promotions in the Nigeria Police Force.
The chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), in a statement released to newsmen yesterday in Abuja by the public relations officer, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said that the commission would no longer be a rubber stamp for irregular means of promotion in the Nigeria Police Force.
He said, “The Police Service Commission has announced that special promotions are henceforth abolished in the Nigeria Police Force.”
Argungu also said that passing the prescribed examination and other basic requirements will now count on the promotion of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.
He stressed that there is nothing like a special promotion anywhere around the world, saying that the commission under his watch will not encourage it.
He further said that the law allows for accelerated promotion for officers who have shown uncommon dexterity in discharging their duties but noted that this will be done with care so as not to abuse it.”
He added that promotion would now be on merit, and there would be written examination interviews, and seniority would no longer count.
Argungu said, “Seniority is now irrelevant in modern-day policing since any officer who fails the promotion examination will remain on the same rank, and if he fails three times, he will be retired at that level for incompetence. ”
He insisted that the commission would no longer promote officers who cannot pass prescribed written examinations. He called for the support of retired Police Officers, adding that their experience while in service will be valuable in this new direction.
He said, “A policeman is like Ceaser’s wife and should be above suspicion, and it is country first. If I die and have to come back, I will still want to be a policeman. Police are the jack of all trades and masters of all. I will not fail that institution, and I will also not fail the PSC. I will do my best not to put the two institutions to shame.”
