Senate Gives A Nod To Ex-IGP Arase To Head The Helm Of Police Commission

• Arase was Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from 2015 to 2016.

• President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed him as the chairman of the police commission.

• The Senate confirmed the appointment after receiving a letter from the president.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Senate has confirmed the nomination of a former Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase (rtd) for appointment as chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

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The upper chamber confirmed the nomination on Wednesday after it considered the report of screening of the nominee presented by the Senator Haliru Jika (APC – Bauchi Central)-led Committee on Police Affairs.

The confirmation comes one day after Senate President Ahmad Lawan announced President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the Senate to screen and confirm Arase as the PSC boss.

Buhari said the appointment was in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

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Arase will replace the former Chairman of the PSC, Musliu Smith, as the substantive head of the commission.

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