Folarin Kehinde

The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors General of Police, promoted 12 former Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.

The commission also approved the promotion of 417 senior police officers. This was as it approved the promotion examinations for police officersscheduled to start from next year 2023 in line with the Public Service Rules.

These took place during the 15th Plenary of the Commission in Abuja, presided over by Acting-Chairman of the commission, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi (retd.).

The commission approved the appointment of AIG Bello Sadiq, currently AIG Zone 1, Kano and AIG Dandaura Mustapha, AIG Zone 4, Makurdi, to the substantive rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police.

While the new DIG Sadiq was appointed to fill the vacant position of DIG, Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), DIG Dandaura whose appointment takes effect from October 20, 2022 will be replacing, DIG Sadiq who is expected to retire from the service on the said date.

The commission further approved the promotion of twelve Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police.

The new AIGs are: CP Egbetokun Adeolu, Admin Medical, Falomo, Lagos; CP Emienbo Assayomo, Kwara State Command; CP Christiana Cookey, Welfare, Force Headquarters; CP Evelyn Peterside, Eastern Port and CP Eboka Friday, Rivers State Command.

Others are CP Adesina Soyemi, Nasarawa State Command; CP Asafa Adekunle, CMOT, FCT; CP Edward Egbuka, Kogi State Command; CP Janet Agbede, Abia State Command; CP Oruebo Daso, Research and Development, FHQ; CP Olokode Olawale, Osun State Command; and CP Abutu Yaro, Edo State Command.

57 Assistant Commissioners of Police were also promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police. They include; ACP Suel Gimba; ACP Mohammed Danladi; ACP Richard Gara; ACP Lasis Titilola; ACP Obuagbaka John and ACP Aliko Dankoli.

Others also include; ACP Silas Bamidele Aremu; ACP Sylvester Uzoefuna; ACP Shaq Salihu; ACP Magaji Ismaila; ACP Ali Sarbi; ACP Theodore Obasi and ACP Sarah Ehindero, amongst others.

The Presidential candidates of all political parties have signed a peace accord committing themselves to a peaceful campaign for the 2023 election.

The meeting was held in Abuja, yesterday the 29th of September,2022.

All the candidates and the national chairman chairmen of their parties signed the accord organised by the National Peace Committee in Abuja on Thursday.

Some of the candidates that signed the accord were Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Others were Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress, Hamzat Al-Mustapha of Action Alliance, Sunday Adenuga of Boot Party and the only female candidate in the race, Chichi Ojei of Allied People’s Movement (APM).

Christoper Imumolen of the Accord Party; Yabagi Sani of Action Democratic Party, Dumebi Kachikwu of African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Dan Nwanyanwu of the Zenith Labour Party also signed the pact.

The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, was represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima.

The 18 recognised political parties are fielding candidates in the 25 February election.

Speaking on behalf of the political parties, the Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yabagi Sani, who is also the candidate of ADP, said the candidates are committed to peaceful, free, fair and credible elections.

In his welcome remarks, the Chairman of NPC and former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, said the candidates must ensure civil and decent campaigns.

I call on politicians to address issues that are fundamental to Nigerians. We want to promote respect and tolerance of difference. We want to ensure that there is civility and decency in public discourse,” he said. “Therefore, on behalf of Nigerians, I am appealing to all political parties, party chairmen, candidates and their spokespersons, please, a campaign based on issues that are of significant concern to Nigerians.

“Please, avoid the spread of fake news and personal attacks. You must comply with the spirit of electoral laws,” he said.

The signing of the peace agreement came a day after campaigns opened for the presidential and National Assembly elections.

Peter Obi the labour Party candidate is the top choice to become the next president of Africa’s most populous country, according to a new opinion poll.

A clear majority of respondents said they intend to vote for Peter Obi, a former state governor, in elections scheduled for February.

The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp. were published on Wednesday as the official campaign to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari kicked off.

Of the 92% of participants who said they’ve decided how to vote, 72% named Obi as their first choice. Of those who are still unsure, 45% said the 61-year-old is their preferred candidate.

Presidential Race

Poll shows Obi is most-favored candidate before February election

The San Francisco-headquartered data company surveyed 3,973 Nigerians from Sept. 5-20. Respondents to the app-based poll were selected from quotas developed by age, gender and location across the country’s six geopolitical zones.

Results were then weighted against the original quotas to ensure national representation. About 44% of Nigerians own smartphones, according to the Alliance for Affordable Internet.

The candidates of the two parties that have ruled Nigeria since the restoration of democracy in 1999 fared less well.

Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress garnered 16% of decided voters and 23% of those yet to make up their minds.

Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party tallied 9% and 17% respectively.

A former two-term governor of the southeastern Anambra state, Obi is running on the ticket of the Labour Party, which won a single seat in the Senate and House of Representatives in the last election in 2019. The APC and PDP dominate both chambers of parliament.

Peter Obi Supporters

In a relatively short time, Obi has built up an enthusiastic base known as “Obidients” — initially online, but increasingly in the streets — who aim to cause an upset on Feb. 25. Still, the Labour Party has a much smaller nationwide presence than the two rival parties, which are experienced at turning out voters across the vast West African country.

Obi’s supporters will need to rapidly scale up their organizational infrastructure if they’re to capitalize on the campaign’s momentum.

Obi originally sought the PDP’s nomination before withdrawing from a party election that Abubakar, a former vice president and perennial presidential candidate, won in May. Tinubu, who used to govern the commercial hub of Lagos and is the most influential politician in southwestern Nigeria, triumphed by a landslide in the APC’s primaries the following month.

The five-month race to the general elections gets underway as Nigerians contend with soaring inflation, a plunging currency and pervasive insecurity.

Production of the economy’s historical mainstay — crude oil — has also slumped to multi-decade lows, while the Buhari administration’s debt service bill in the first quarter of the year exceeded the revenue it was able to earn.

Three-quarters of respondents said that their country is heading in the “wrong direction.”

A combined 88% listed the economy and jobs, corruption, and security — three pillars of the campaign that brought Buhari to power in 2015 — as the most important issues facing their communities.

Campaign Issues

Voters are most concerned about economy and jobs, corruption

More than 65% named Obi as the candidate best able to improve the economy, tackle corruption and reduce insecurity. Tinubu ranked second on each measure, ahead of Abubakar.

Obi also came out in front in two other opinion polls published since Sept. 15.

Despite the general disenchantment about Nigeria’s trajectory, most respondents said that they trust the election to be run fairly and think their vote will make a difference — even if almost half expect the polls to be marred by violence.

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Despite the unpleasant reputation that our police force has, there are still some good eggs in the police institution.

A Nigerian Man has expressed gratitude to the Nigerian Police Force, for helping him fix his flat tire after he was left stranded.

The man who was driving through Iseyin Ibadan Highway developed a flat tire. According to him, he flagged many motorists for help because his jack got spoilt in the process of trying to change the tyre, but none of them stopped to help him.

When he was about to resign to his fate, some good officers from Dugbe Police Station came along.

They stopped to inquire from the man what was wrong. After narrating his ordeal to them, they went out of their way to fix and replace the flat tyre with a spare one.

When they were done, he begged them to take N3,000 as a token of appreciation but they rejected his plea.

Their response was that they were only doing their jobs and did not need to be rewarded with money.

The three officers are: Officer Tunmise, Officer Daudu and Officer Michael of Dugbe police station, Ibadan.

The lucky man prayed for God’s blessings on the police officers, for coming to his aid.