The Coalition Of United Political
Parties, CUPP, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Police Service
Commission to court.
The court action was instituted
against Buhari and PSC over alleged plot to extend the tenure of the Inspector
General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, by six months.
The decision of the political
parties was announced in a press conference in Owerri, the Imo State capital on
Thursday.
Speaking through its National
Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP pointed out that the opposition
parties were well informed that President Buhari wants the IGP to do more six
months.
IGP Idris supposed to proceed on
retirement on January 15.
CUPP further pointed accusing
fingers at the National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade
Adams Oshiomhole; the Governir of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje; Nasir El-Rufai
of Kaduna State; the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi as well as Senator
Godswill Akpabio of working to ensure the extension of Idris’ tenure.
The Spokesperson said that the
legal action was instituted at the Federal High Court Abuja and marked
FHC/ABJ/CS/1570/2018.
CUPP said, “The IGP, who was born
on January 15, 1959, and who by January 2019 will turn 60 and consequently
ceases to be a police officer can’t be reappointed as IGP in violation of the
constitutional provision which clearly stipulates that only serving police
officers are to be appointed.
“It is based on this that the
suit is seeking a court declaration that IGP Idris is not eligible to remain in
office after January 15, 2019, having attained the retirement age of 60.
“Also, for an order restraining
President Muhammadu Buhari from reappointing or extending the tenure of the IGP
beyond January 15, 2019.
“The issue of the retirement of
the IGP is yet another integrity test for the president. By the provisions of
Section 215(1)(a)of the 1999 constitution, the IGP can only be appointed from
among serving officers.
“Any attempt to proceed with the
plan for the secret extension of the tenure of the IGP will be
unconstitutional, unlawful and unacceptable and will further heat up the
polity. It will also further expose the President’s desperation to win the
elections by foul means.
“Credible intelligence at the
disposal of the opposition has shown that the National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, the governors of Kano and Kaduna
States, the Minister of Transport and Minister Lai Muhammad and Senator
Godswill Akpabio among many others are the chief proponents of this
unconstitutional act and we advise them to apply restraint and desist from any
further actions with potential to plunge Nigeria into crisis.”
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