On Monday, President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
News About Nigeria reports that this was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale.
Tinubu has also approved the appointment of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani as Secretary and DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd) as Member of the Commission.
According to the statement, the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
It further stated that other members of the Police Service Commission will be appointed in due course.
Furthermore, the President has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Sheidu as the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF).
The appointment, according to the presidential spokesman, is with immediate effect.
The statement said that the President expects absolute demonstration of integrity, diligence, and patriotic zeal in the discharge of these important functions for the overall well-being of the Nigeria Police and the nation.
“The President expects absolute demonstration of integrity, diligence, and patriotic zeal in the discharge of these important functions for the overall wellbeing of the Nigeria Police and the nation,” the statement added.
Argungu will succeed Solomon Arase, a former inspector-general of police (IGP), as chairman of PSC.
In March 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari swore in Arase as the PSC chairman after confirmation by the senate.
Arase retired from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 2016 after serving as the 18th IGP.
Argungu was born on July 10, 1957. He joined the police in 1984 and retired in 2016 as the deputy inspector-general of police (DIG).
