President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase as the substantive Chairman of the Police Service Commission ( PSC)
This is contained in a letter by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Senate requesting the confirmation of appointment of Arase (Rtd) as the new Chairman of the PSC
The President in a letter to the Senate which was read on the floor of the Red Chamber on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said the appointment is by the provision of section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
Arase if confirmed by the senate will replace the former chairman of the commission, Musliu Smith who resigned from office last year.
Buhari also forwarded two names to be confirmed as Resident Electoral Commissioners for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Those appointed are Dr Mahmuda Isah from Kebbi state whose appointment is for renewal and Dr Mann Omobayi Alli from Ondo State whose appointment is new.
In a related development, the Senate received another letter from the President for the appointment of 5 members of the Code of Conduct Bureau.
They are Murtala A. Kankia from Katsina to represent ( North West ); Zephaniah Ishaku Bulus from Nasarawa to represent (North Central) and Farouq Umar from Yobe state to represent (North East).
Others are, Abdulsalam Taofiq Olawale from Ondo State to represent ( South West ) and Prof. Juwayriya Badamasiuy from Kogi State to represent (North Central )
The President urged the Senate to consider and confirm all the appointments expeditiously .
