BREAKING: Police Service Commission Removes Naja’atu Muhammad from Election Duties after APC's Statement

FCT, Abuja - The Police Service Commission (PSC) has withdrawn the appointment of Naja’atu Muhammad as one of the commissioners to oversee the activities of the police during the 2023 general election.

This was disclosed via a statement released on Monday, February 20, by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, Daily Trust reported.

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Legit.ng recalls that Muhammad was listed as one of the PSC commissioners that will oversee the activities of the police during the general election.

However, the APC presidential campaign council rejected the appointment, asking that she should be withdrawn immediately.

The council stated that Muhammad's appointment is not only “callous, it is insensitive, openly confrontational and consequently unacceptable by the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council”.

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Meanwhile, the PSC has asked a former Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Bawa Lawal (rtd) who is from the same geopolitical zone as Naja'atu to take over the coordination of the monitoring of police conduct in the zone.

Ani, the spokesman of the commission, said “the commission will always be sensitive to the wishes of Nigerians and will continue to contribute its quota to the sustenance of the nation’s democracy.”

According to him, the PSC is committed to a free and fair 2023 elections where the police as the lead agency in internal security will discharge its duties according to the dictates of the law.

Naja’atu used to be a prominent member of the APC before shockingly defecting to the PDP. Since joining the opposition party, she has been attacking the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the APC presidential campaign council expressed surprise at the claim of Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammad saying she resigned from the council as opposed to being sacked.

According to a statement sent to Legit.ng and signed by Mahmud Jega, public affairs adviser of the Tinubu media office, Naja'atu Mohammed was sacked because it was discovered that she was a mole in the party.

Jega stated that the former director of the civil society organisation of the campaign council was planted in the party by Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate.

Source: Legit.ng