Police recruitment: PSC moves to stop hijack of exercise by politicians
The Police Service Commission, PSC, said it has met with representatives of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to fine tune preparations for an improved, transparent and credible 2025 police recruitment exercise.
Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, in a statement said the Commission will be recruiting Cadet ASPs and Constables.
He said the meeting with the representatives was themed ‘Collaborative approach for a transparent and equitable Police Recruitment Process’.
Addressing the meeting, PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, rtd, said the Commission will work with the state governments to ensure a transparent and equitable recruitment process.
He said the state governments should be prepared to protect their quota and avoid hijack of the exercise in their states.
Argungu said the Commission has decided to eradicate connivance and resist trading/purchase of slots, stressing that special consideration will not be allowed to supplant merit and equity.
“We want to stop corruption in the system and open up the exercise to promote healthy competition and equitable spread.”
He told the meeting that the Commission will want constructive and impactful partnership with state governments to curb corruption in the process.
Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and commissioner representing the judiciary, told the meeting that the Commission was established for equity and fairness in police recruitment and operations and will henceforth ensure that nobody is allowed to hijack the exercise.
“We will rely on you to confirm that those to be recruited are from your states,” he said.
DIG Taiwo Lakanu, rtd, commissioner representing the police in the Commission, said the new PSC management is committed to reinvent a recruitment process that will produce the best Nigerian youths for the Nigeria Police Force.
