After IGP Adamu Tenure Elongation, Hear What Lawyers Are Saying
Hours after President Buhari extends by three months the tenure of IGP Mohammed Adamu who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 60yrs or 35yrs of service. There has been uproar in the society against the president's action.
Prominent lawyers has weighed into the matter to give legal meaning to the order. However, all the lawyers agreed the president
has the power to elongate or terminate prematurely the services of the service chiefs, but that must be done according to the
prescription of the law.
According to Barr. Lebrous Oshoma while answering questions on AriseTV also toe the line of Barr. Ubani who just granted
interview to Nigerian Info radio, that the manner the president went about the tenure elongation nullifies it, and so in the eyes of
the law as at February 2, 2021 Nigeria seizes to have an Inspector General of Police and any action carried out by Mr Mohammed
Adamu is challengeable.
Meanwhile, the president also has submitted to the National Assembly the names of the just retired service chiefs for
confirmation as non executive ambassadors.
This act the PDP has also condemned, which the PDP claimed is an attempt to shield the retired security chiefs from being
persecuted legally.
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What do you think of the president's action? Has he acted against the law?
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