All appointments will now be based on merit and performance.
It was learnt that the latest disciplinary step is designed to ensure efficiency in the Police.
The Commission said it might look into the comments may be retired Plateau Commissioner of Police Mr. Dipo Ayeni against the police management.
The PSC said it would be open in its attitude the issues raised by Ayeni to find out if there is merit or not in his comments.
Ayeni, who had condemned the police for rewarding parochial loyalists. He spoke during his pull-out parade in Jos. He has been queried by the Police management for alleged misconduct.
The Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Police Service Commission, Ms. Comfort Obi, who spoke exclusively with our correspondent on the new policy, said police officers will now be elevated on merit.
Obi said: “This PSC headed by DIG Parry Osayande has put a new policy in place which says that at the recruitment stage, the Principle of Federal Character will be observed to the letter to ensure fairness and equity for all the states.
“But after recruitment, all police officers and others are now left to their fate. They will now be promoted based on merit, performance/service, diligence, training and continuing education and excellence.
“We inherited a system in which undeserving police officers and men were promoted above their peers based on quota or Federal Character. We had cases where good officers and men were made to serve as juniors to their mates because of blanket adoption of Federal Character principle. But we have stopped such injustice.
“It is now left to officers and men to merit their promotion. We hope that the new system will promote efficiency and reduce tension in the Force.”
She however said the exception to the new rule is the appointment of the Inspector-General of Police.
She said IGP’s appointment is at the discretion of the President and the Nigeria Police Council and not the responsibility of the Police Service Commission.
On the choice of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police , she clarified that the commission is mandated to ensure that it is in line with the Federal Character Principle to reflect the six geopolitical zones in the country.
Ms Obi added: “The only position the PSC cannot handle is that of the IGP. As for the DIGs, we are mandated to reflect the Federal Character.
“If in a zone, the highest ranking officer is a CP, he or she has to be elevated to a DIG to fill the slot meant for the zone.”
Concerning the querying of a retired Commissioner of Police for Plateau State, Mr. Dipo Ayeni, over allegations against the police management, Ms Obi said: “.I think the Force Headqurters must have been very disappointed with what Ayeni said. If he was not getting job satisfaction, he ought to have quit the Force
“I don’t know why Ayeni had some grudges which the present PSC and police management did not know.
“We have not got a copy of the query but if we get it from the Force Headquarters, we will treat it on merit.
“If we see any merit in what he said, we will take appropriate action; if he was wronged by the police, we will look into it. But if he was not wronged and he decided to level such allegations, we will also invoke necessary disciplinary action.
“But if he was not misquoted, I think the pronouncements were unfortunate. This PSC management has tried its best to address injustice in promotion and it has restored merit system.”
Ayeni ran into trouble with his comments at the Farewell/Passing Out Parade in Jos on December 10.
TheNation
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