Buhari SHOCKED Me - Retired Police IG, Arase Reveals

The immediate retired Nigerian Police Inspector General, Solomon Arase has express shocked over President Muhammdu Buhari's decision not to sack him as the nation's number one police officer, News Punch has learnt

Arase expressed his dismay during farewell dinner organized for him by President Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa.

According to Mr. Femi Adesina,  the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity at a book launch in Lagos yesterday said, Arase during his farewell dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari said he was surprised that a sitting president could host a farewell dinner for him. 

He said it was  very strange for him to have been invited for a farewell dinner by the President, because, what we know in Nigeria is that, you are sacked on pages of newspapers.

Arase, also said he had often nursed fear in his heart that, since, he was inherited by Buhari’s administration, he was not sure that he would be retained; so every day, he had the trepidation that he would hear that he had been removed.” he said

Meanwhile, the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, yesterday, also revealed why President Buhari retained the immediate past Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, when he assumed office in May 2015. 

Speaking at a book launch in Lagos yesterday June 23rd, Adesina who represented President Buhari at the event, said President Buhari gave his reasons for retaining Arase at a farewell dinner he organised for him on Monday June 20th, a day before Arase, retired from office.

“He said he saw the quality of Arase's mind and he saw the quality of things, he had written. You know Arase has many publications to his credit and he also saw his capacity as an operation person and he decided to keep him till his tenure expired” he said

BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Ibrahim Idris As New Police IG

 Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, The News IGP

President Muhammadu Buhari will announce a former Kano State Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as the new acting Inspector General of Police. Mr. Idris is an Assistant Inspector General of Police who once led the Kano state police command.

Idris will replace Solomon Arase, who retires from the police force today. 

The President is currently meeting with the new IGP for a presidential briefing.

Meet Top 6 Police Chiefs In Battle To Succeed Arase As He Retires

Source: Leadership Newspaper

Intense lobbying and profiling of possible successor of the outgoing Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has commenced, with six top Police officers jostling for the number one cop position in the country

The incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase's will by June this year retire, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 60.

POLICE chiefs reportedly lobbying to replace Arase are; AIG Hassan Bala Abdulahi, AIG Johnson Ogunsakin, Olufemi Adebowale Adenaike, CP Austin Iwar, AIG Umar Abubakar Manko and Ibrahim Idris, Leadership Newspaper reports this morning.

The presidency, Leadership said deliberately allowed the IGP to complete his tenure by ignoring the option of sending him on terminal leave due to the impressive manner he was handling the high rate of insecurity in the country.

A dependable source revealed to LEADERSHIP Weekend that Arase’s retirement date draws closer, some senior police officers and prominent persons have started lobbying for themselves and on behalf of others.

It was however gathered reliably that the presidency is more disposed to picking Arese’s successor based on professionalism, competence and integrity, which is different from the old ways of mere favouritism, ethnicity and religious considerations.

Our source who preferred not be named in print said, “Although people have been lobbying for themselves and on behalf of others- one just left my office this afternoon- what I have told each of them is that the President is not somebody you go and talk to on such matters because he is a retired military Officer himself.

“He understands what is good and what destroys the service. I think the easiest thing this president can ever do is to choose the service chiefs. So, lobbying would not help anybody, in fact it will even destroy your case.

“I believe he will look at their antecedents, their records, qualification, competence and let me say this, nobody should lobby for anything because Buhari will not accept anybody he knows would not able to do the job. I cannot even speak to him , but if, he asks me, of course I would make an input, but ultimately it is going to be based on merit, competence, records of service, professionalism and integrity”, the source.

LEADERSHIP checks revealed that about four Assistant Inspectors General and two Commissioner of Police are in the line of succession as Solomon Arase bows out in June.

The contest for who succeeds the current Inspector General of Police is keen, as the lobbyists are said to be doing everything possible to ensure their candidates emerge the number one Police officer for the country.

It was also gathered that politicians, traditional rulers, business moguls as well as some past Inspectors General of Police have been enlisted in the various lobby camps.

AIG Hassan Bala Abdulahi: Born on August 25, 1959 in Nasarawa local government area in Kano State, AIG Abdulahi holds a degree in Chemistry from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1981), a Masters degree in Law from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology and M.Sc, Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan and is currently Phd candidate in Policing and Community Safety, Abdulahi. He is currently the AIG in charge of Zone 2. He has held several positions, including Commissioner of Police Edo, Rivers and Abia states. He is also one-time commissioner in charge of Mobile Police Force at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. Abdullah is expected to retire from service in December 2017.

AIG Johnson Ogunsakin: Born on August 1, 1957 from Ekiti, Ogunsakin is AIG in charge of zone 10. The former state was Commissioner of Police, Rivers State holds a degree in Political Science/History from the University of Ife (1980). He joined the force on December 8, 1982 and is also due for retirement on August 1, 2017. He has held various command positions, including Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, and head of operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC).

Olufemi Adebowale Adenaike: Born on December 3, 1958, Adenaike who hails from Ogun state joined the Police force on December 8, 1982. He is currently the AIG in charge of the Department of Training and Development at the Force Headquarters. He has held various positions, including Commissioner of police Kaduna State command and Commissioner of Police, Federal Operations at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. Has a degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos, Masters Degree in Sociology from the same university. He is due for retirement from service in December, 2017.

CP Austin Iwar:  He is the current commissioner of Police, Gombe State command and hails from Benue State. Before his elevation to his present position, he was  principal staff officer to former IGP Sulaiman Abba, where he was responsible for the strategic management and handling of complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously; assisting in the strategic planning and supervision of the implementation of NPF plans on behalf of the IGP; management of IGP’s schedules; secretary to IGP’s management meetings; management and leadership of IGP secretariat staff made up of senior officers with responsibilities for; Performance Management of the NPF; Police Reforms; Policy and Strategy; Intelligence Management; Investigation, Human Rights and Legal Issues; Strategic Communications; Intergovernmental Affairs; International Cooperation; This role also includes supervision of IGPs administrative staff; liaison with Senior Management Team. Iwar who is also a graduate of London Metropolitan University is presently a PhD candidate. What stands as an advantage for him despite being junior to the other contenders is that his state, Benue, has never produced IGP before. Besides, while the constitution says any senior officer can be made IGP, it does not specify a particular rank to be attained before qualifying for the police top job.

AIG Umar Abubakar Manko: Born on June 14, 1958, Manko who hails from Niger State was a one-time Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, and AIG in charge of zone 2, before he was moved to the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. Manko who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Sokoto, enlisted into the police as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on December 31, 1984. He has held several positions, including Commissioner of Police (administration), at the Police Academy, Kano; CP, Airport Command; CP, Kaduna and Sokoto states commands. Manko is due for retirement in June 2018.

CP Ibrahim Idris: Having obtained two academic degrees of law and agriculture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Maiduguri, respectively, Idris had also attended numerous courses and trainings in Nigeria and abroad and partook in several peace keeping missions in many countries of the world. CP Idris started his police career in 1984 when he joined the force as Cadet ASP after which he was posted as Gusau Police Divisional Crime Officer in 1986 and later Unit Commander 7PMF Sokoto between 1987 and 1989. Owing to his excelling competence, unique performance, commitment to duty and doggedness, CP Idris was elevated to the rank of Deputy Police Commissioner Operations and Second in Command at the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste UNMIT between 2009 to April 2011 and again, Acting Police Commissioner UNMIT. In July of the same year he was appointed Kano State Commissioner of Police, a position he held until February 2013 when he was selected to attend Senior Police Officers Course at Nigeria Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru (NIPSS) where he bagged the prestigious mni membership.

Lobby Intensifies As Buhari Shortlist 31 As Police IG, Arase's Replacement, See List of Contenders

Daily Sun - The tenure of the incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, would soon come to an end, having attained the mandatory age of 60 is no longer news. The news is who steps into his shoes when he bows out in June?

As Arase’s retirement date draws nearer, there is intense lobby among top police officers for the plum office. The lobbyists are busy, going from one place to another to convince their sponsors why they should be the ones to occupy the most exalted office in the police. Those involved in the hot chase are using every means to achieve their desires.

With the retirement of Arase, which will likely send home all the DIGs, who are also members of the police management team, it is expected that the president would appoint his next IGP from the rank of the AIGs except, of course, the president thinks otherwise. And to make their dreams come true, the contenders are not only consulting with the gods, but also with top politicians, traditional rulers, religious leaders and those who they think have the ears of President Muhammadu Buhari, to make them IGP.

According to investigations, there are seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIG) and 24 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs).

As the lobby continues, the drama is gradually assuming political, religious and tribal dimensions as some zones have vowed to ensure one of their own assumes the position.

While it was gathered that the profile of all the DIGs and AIGs have been forwarded to Buhari, observers are of the opinion that the president may disregard the list and go down the ladder to make a pick. This, sources say, is because some of the contenders have corruption cases hanging on their necks. It was gathered that security reports indicated that some of them might have soiled their hands in one form of corrupt practice, ranging from fraudulent acquisition of illegal property, certificate forgery and other messy deals in the course of their career.

Security sources told Daily Sun that the Presidency had forwarded names of the DIGs and AIGs to the relevant security agencies for proper investigations and advice on the 31 names.

The top contenders include Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG) Bala Hassan Abdulahi, Bala Magaji Nassarawa, Umar Abubakar Manko, Mbu Joseph Mbu, Olufemi Adebowale Adenaike and Johnson Ogunsakin.

The contenders

Umar Abubakar Manko

AIG Umar Abubakar Manko was a one-time Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, and AIG in charge of zone 2, comprising Lagos and Ogun states before he assumed his current position at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.

Born on June 14, 1958 in Bida Local Government Area, Niger State, Manko who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the University of Sokoto, enlisted into the police as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on December 31, 1984.

He has held several positions, including Commissioner of Police (administration), at the Police Academy, Kano; CP, Airport Command; CP, Kaduna and Sokoto states commands.

He is believed to have the backing of former Inspector General of Police, Musilu Smith and the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu. His sponsors, according to Daily Sun investigations, are working round the clock to ensure the prince from Nupe becomes the next IGP. They believe that with Manko as IGP, the much-desired change of the present administration would indeed affect the police. Manko is due for retirement in June 2018.

AIG Hassan Bala Abdulahi

Born on August 25, 1959 in Nasarawa Local Government Area, Kano State, AIG Abdulahi holds a degree in Chemistry from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1981), Masters degree in Law from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology and M.Sc Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan.

Abdulahi, who is currently the AIG in charge of Zone 2, has held several positions, including Commissioner of Police Edo, Rivers and Abia states. He is also one-time commissioner in charge of Mobile Police Force at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

He is believed to enjoy the support of former Inspector General of Police and current chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Sir Mike Okiro. Abdullah is expected to retire from service in December 2017.

Johnson Ogunsakin

AIG Johnson Ogunsakin, former Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, became a possible successor to Arase shortly after President Muhamadu Buhari was declared winner of the presidential elections in 2014.

Born on August 1, 1957 at Ikere, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Ogunsakin holds a degree in Political Science/History from the University of Ife (1980) and enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force on December 8, 1982.

Ogunsakin, who is due to retire from service on August 1, 2017, is presently AIG in charge of Zone 10 with headquarters in Bauchi, has held various command positions, including Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, and head of operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC).

He is believed to have the backing of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other prominent South-West leaders.

Mbu Joseph Mbu

Outspoken and controversial, Mbu Joseph Mbu, former Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, is said to be banking on God to become the next IGP. He may have a rough time with people like Rotimi Amaechi, cabinet minister in the present administration to contend with in his march to becoming Arase’s successor.

Born on April 10, 1958, in Etung, old Ikom Local Government Area, Cross Rivers State, Mbu, a 1983 graduate of Political Science from the University of Lagos, enlisted into the police on December 31, 1984.

He has held several positions, including Commissioner, Police Mobile Force, Commissioner of Police, Rivers, Oyo and Federal Capital Territory commands, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 7 and Zone 2. He is presently the Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos.

He retires from service on April 10, 2018.

Insiders say it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for Mbu to become the next IGP, considering what Amaechi suffered in the hands of the former CP while he was governor of Rivers State.

Although Mbu does not have the support of any known prominent politician or traditional ruler, observers believe he is in good stead to becoming the number one police officer, if integrity is a strong factor in the appointment of the next IGP.

Olufemi Adebowale Adenaike

Not much is known about this officer until a few weeks ago when his name started trending as one of the hopefuls for the IGP office.

A native of Ijebu, Ogun State, Adenaike, who is currently the AIG in charge of the Department of Training and Development at the Force Headquarters reportedly have the endorsement of Bola Tinubu and other prominent chiefs, politicians and business mogul from the South-west.

Born on December 3, 1958 in Ijebu- East Local Government Area, Adenaike joined the police as Cadet Assistant Superintendent on December 8, 1982.

He has held various positions, including Commissioner in charge of Kaduna State command and Commissioner of Police, Federal Operations at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

A 1981 graduate of Sociology from the University of Lagos, Adenaike also has a Masters degree in Sociology from the same university. He is due for retirement from service in December, 2017.

See Alleged Drunk Police Inspector Captured On Camera in Own Pool of Urine, faeces In Ekiti

A Police inspector named Musa Bashiru was allegedly drunk and captured on camera by the entrance of Christ Girls School, Ado-Ekiti on Friday 8th April 206.

A facebook user, one Olakanmi Oluwatuyi, who posted the picture on social media said Inspetor Musa Bashiru was heavily drunk with local gin, ogogoro and burukuti while on duty. He was said to be lting in own pool of urins and feaces.

This indeed a shame to the force and the nation at large. 

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase should as a matter of urgency reform the force for better performance, rid off corruption and safe the nation from this embarrasement .

EXPOSED: Positions Allotted To 91 Buhari's Relatives, Cronies' Children By CBN Gov. To Evade Sack

Godwin Emefiele

Sahara Reporters - The offices and titles allocated to 91 of the persons tied to influential and highly placed Nigerians recently offered juicy appointments by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a secretive and illegal high-stakes hiring process aimed at consolidating favour with the presidency, SaharaReporters has identified

The beneficiaries of the CBN’s employment gerrymandering include daughters of such figures as former Vice President Abubakar Atiku; Mamman Daura, one of the closest members of the president’s inner circle; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba; Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase; as well as sons of Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and of Abdurahman Danbazzau, the Minister of Internal Affairs; along with a niece of President Muhammadu Buhari and at least 86 others. 

The scandalous recruitment was first uncovered by SaharaReporters two weeks ago, but in the past few days, we obtained exclusive identification of the ranks assigned to each of the beneficiaries. 

The leaking of the irregular hires by the CBN caused significant embarrassment for the government and the bank.  The CBN’s Director of Human Resources, Chizoba Mojekwu, was redeployed to a new position as the bank’s Director of Capacity Development and IT after CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, accused her of being behind the leaking of the list.

A top official of the bank told our correspondent that Mr. Emefiele had arranged the hiring of relatives of top party leaders and powerful government officials as a strategy for ingratiating himself with the presidency and saving his job.

Even though the list earlier released by SaharaReporters had 91 names, our sources at the CBN disclosed that Mr. Emiefiele started the strategy of using job offers to woo top government officials after Mr. Buhari came into power on May 29, 2015. One source revealed that in September 2015, Mr. Emefiele hired Claire Arase, a daughter of IGP Arase. 

Since concluding the hiring of the 91 persons that were outed by this medium, sources at the CBN have further disclosed that three persons related to Senate Majority Leader Ali Ndume benefitted from the largesse, as the bank hired his daughter, his son as well as an in-law. 

Our sources disclosed that each Senator was reportedly given an employment slot, meaning that the Upper House alone could have put in 100 persons in the implementation of Mr. Emefiele’s political job multiplication strategy. 

While some of them nominated their wards, however, we learned that others sold their slots for huge amounts of money.

SaharaReporters learnt that the CBN often went to great lengths, including tweaking the names of the beneficiaries, to hide the actual identities of the beneficiaries of politically motivated recruitment, such as using the beneficiary’s first name and his/her father’s middle name. 

In that schema, for instance, the bank disguised Maryam Atiku as “Maryam Abubakar,” while the son of Dambazau became “Nagodi Abdulrahman.”  In other instances, the bank used the maiden names of the hired persons instead of their married names, thus permitting Ali Ndume’s daughter access to her fat pay cheque as “Mariam Mohammed Ndume.”  It is unclear how their academic and professional certificates, if any, matched these names in the bank’s human resources records.

The recruitments are illegal because the CBN failed to advertise the vacancies as prescribed by law to allow all qualified Nigerians to apply for the jobs. In addition, the bank’s “political” recruitments did not follow principle of federal character set out for employment by government agencies and other public institutions. 

“Jobs were just handed to the children of ministers in the current administration,” one bank official stated. 

To add insult to injury, many of the new hires were asked to pick their department of choice once their irregular employment was concluded, the source said.

The job placement ranking obtained by SaharaReporters sees some of the illegally hired persons being given higher rankings than others.  This suggests that such new employees actually had years of experience in relevant fields before their employment by the CBN, but our sources at the bank affirmed that the ranks were given as gifts with a nod and a wink to some of them with no consideration for extant rules whatsoever.

Why several civil organizations have called upon Mr. Emefiele to resign his appointment on account of the scandal, neither he nor the government has responded officially.

Below is the full list of 91 people illegally hired by the CBN with their ranks:

   

1. Fatima Baba Shehu - Assistant Manager  Step 01 

2. Carpenter Barka Muhammad - Assistant Manager  Step 02 

3. Abiola Ologburo Adeniran - Assistant Manager Step 01

4. Akinwunmi Ayodeji Akintola - Assistant Manager Step 01

5. Abubakar Mohammed Yahaya - Assistant Manager Step 01

6. Usman Buba Jalo - Assistant Manager Step 01

7. Aduwak Laraba - Deputy Manager Step 01 

8. Aina Michael O - Deputy Manager Step 01

9. Taslim Ganiyu Olalekan - Deputy Manager Step 01

10. Ethel Isioma Ojije - Deputy Manager Step 01

11. Abdulnasir Haruna - Deputy Manager Step 02

12. Iheomamere Chikezie Chikwendu - Deputy Manager Step 02

13. Solomon Ezra Monde - Deputy Manager Step 02

14. Aminu Ahmadu Dauda- Manager Step 01 

15. Sunday John Momoh - Manager Step 02 

16. Mustapha Mariam Bukola - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

17. Ayoola Oluwabukola - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

18. Adefela H. Adejuwon - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 02

19. Owoade Adedamola Kazeem - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

20. Omitokun Omolola Temitope - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

21. Ibrahim Ahmed Lawan - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

22. Maryam Adamu Bahamas - Senior Supervisor 1 step 0

23. Olajide Tolani Kudirat - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

24. Temitope Adeola Odunowo - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

25. Mohammed Ameer Ibrahim Bunu - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

26. Hajara Sani - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

27. Abdulmalik Atta - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

28. Nagode Abdulrahman - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

29. Ahmed Aminu-Kano - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

30. John Irimiya Balewa - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

31. Na’abba Fatima Ghali -Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

32. Abdullahi Mohammed Nuradeen - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

33. Sadiq Inuwa Baba - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

34. Sadik Uba Sule - Senior supervisor i step 01

35. Olawunmi Adedoyin Kayode - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

36. Ibironke Ifeoluwa Adetunbi - Senior supervisor 1 Step 01

37. Ikyembe Terseel Ikyembe - Senior supervisor 1 Step 01

38. Princewill Eva - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

39. Abdul-hakeem Mohammed Ali - Senior Supervisor 1 step 01

40. Mbwiduffu Ibrahim Auta - Senior supervisor 1 step 01

41. Essien Innocent Joshua - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

42. Titilayo Tola Olowoniyi - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

43. Aminu Halimat Sadia Abdullahi - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 02

44. Abba Mustapha Shettima - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 02

45. Farida Zuhair - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 02

46. Ekayi Nyofo Shitta - Senior Supervisor 2  Step 01

47. Omoile Kingsley Ucheka - Senior supervisor 2 Step 01

48. Muhammed Hassan - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

49. Ukute Patrick Ewere - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

50. Ibrahim Kabir Tijjani - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

51. Maryam Abubakar - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

52. Odelola Oyekunle Isimenme - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

53. Yinusa Bilikis Orekuleyin - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

54. Muhammad Muhammad Magasa - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

55. Ayoola B Oyebanjo - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

56. Mohammad Ahmad Adamu - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

57. Alexandar Chukwuka Okakwu - Senior Supervisor 1 Step 01

58. Okocha Uzoma Meshwork - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

59. Hassan Usman - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

60. Dahiru Isa Abba - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

61. Joel Ugochukwu Jones - Senior Supervisor 2 step 01

62. Ibrahim usman - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

63. Fatima Imam - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

64. Yisa Daniel Nma - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

65. Yamani Sanusi - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

66. Ejike Emmanuel Ibe - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

67. Jibril Abdullahi Ibrahim - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

68. Shima Kuma - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

69. Loretta Laye - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

70. Hanafi Abubakar Mujeli - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

71. Ahmed Zainab Shehu - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

72. Musa Ibrahim - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

73. Oruche Chukwudubem Godwin - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

74. Yakub Umar Yakub - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

75. Idigo Ifeanyi Charles - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

76. Asuzu Obioma C - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

77. James Elizabeth Edidiong - Senior supervisor 2 Step 01

78. Salami Bashirat Omolola - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

79. Ibrahim Muhammed Kabir - Senior supervisor ii step 01

80. Kamaludden Tukur Tafida - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

81. Ibeh Nnadozie Nathaniel - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

82. Samaila Shehu - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

83. Mohammed Ali - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

84. Rabiu Musa Mbulo - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

85. Aliyu Aisha Yakubu - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

86. Yahaya Sani - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

87. Muhammad Isah Rumu - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

88. Onoja Uwane Jessica - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

89. Ahmad Aminu - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

90. Nasreen Mamman-Daura - Senior Supervisor 2 step 02

91. Babayo Abdulhakeem Abdullahi - Senior Supervisor 2 Step 01

The Use of Siren by Frank Ayade is a Blatant Illegality, By Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla

GOV. BEN AYADE OF C'RIVER STATE

It is a notorious fact that one Frank Ayade is the younger brother of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State of Nigeria! Preposterously Frank Ayade is referred to by Governor Ayade as "Co-Governor"! 

I am not really bothered by which nomenclature, Governor Ayade elect to call or prefer to call his brother, Frank Ayade. But I am disturbed when Frank Ayade assumes the toga of the paraphernalia of a de facto Governor by making appointments, sacking these appointees and driving in a convoy of official motorcade escorted by siren blaring pilot vehicles! It is a blatant illegality for Frank Ayade to continue to perpetrate this Illegality in Cross River State. 

I remembered on the 15th September 2015, the Nigeria Police Force through it then Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole (Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police) warned that the Police would not hesitate to arrest any unauthorized persons found using siren. She then listed the categories of persons entitled to use siren thus:                                                       

President Muhammadu Buhari ; Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo ;The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki; The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara;The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu;The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives,Yusuf Lasun; The 36 State Governors; All Service Chiefs (the Chiefs of Staffs of Air force, Army and Navy); Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase; General Officers Commanding; Deputy Inspector General of Police; Assistant Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police of States.

Under the Federal Highways ( Prohibition of Use of Siren) Act,2000, only two categories of persons and establishments can use siren in the Federal Highways. They are the following persons thus: The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ;The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ; The President of the Senate;The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chief Justice of Nigeria. 

Under the category of establishments that are entitled to use the Siren are thus: Federal Fire Service; Hospitals and Ambulance Service Providers ; the Nigeria Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps.So the use of Siren by Frank Ayade is patently illegal and indeed an aberration which the Commissioner of Police in Cross River State must an end to forthwith!

Okoi Obono-Obla