Daily Independent (Lagos)
3 July 2009
The search is on, presumably in earnest, for a replacement for the post of Inspector-General of Police (IG). The position will become vacant on July 24, as the incumbent IG, Mike Okiro, will retire on that day.
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The issue of a replacement for the post of IG in Nigeria, for all good intents and purposes should not be politicised. The transcendent truth is our obnoxious constitutional provisions as quoted should be revisited with a view to making necessary amendment to contain, not just the flexibility, but the use of "executive power" of the presidency, in making the right choice, and appropriate replacement, given the prevailing circumstances of our national security and its network, to say the least should be on the top of our priority. Looking outside the traditional box, again will assist our president, and others who are in position to assist him in making the right choice. Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria! Dr.Eben Dairo