BREAKING: Tinubu’s Ex-CSO Egbetokun Appointed Acting IGP

• On Monday, June 19, 2023, President Bola Tinubu sacked the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba
• The president immediately replaced Baba with his former CSO, DIG Kayode Egbetokun, as the acting Inspector-General of Police
• Meanwhile, Baba was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari as the police boss in 2021

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, June 19, approved the appointment of his former Chief Security Officer (CSO), DIG Kayode Egbetokun, as the acting Inspector-General of Police.

This is contained in a statement released by Willie Bassey, director of information for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

DIG Kayode Egbetokun replaces Usman Baba as acting IG of Police

According to the statement which announced the sack of service chiefs and Customs CG, Egbetokun will be replacing Usman Alkali Baba in an acting capacity pending his confirmation by the Senate.

Read also

DIG Kayode Egbetokun: 10 interesting facts about new acting Inspector-General of police

The former police boss, Usman Baba, was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021 as IGP.

Egbetokun’s immediate predecessor, Baba, had continued serving as IGP despite attaining the retirement age of 60 on March 1, 2023, the ICIR report confirmed.

The Punch reported that Egbetokun served as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Tinubu while he was governor of Lagos state in 1999. Also, the new acting IGP was a former Lagos police commissioner, replacing Edgal Imohimi in 2019.

President Tinubu upgrades Nuhu Ribadu to national security adviser

Legit.ng reported earlier that President Bola Tinubu had upgraded the position of Nuhu Ribadu from Special Adviser on Security to National Security Adviser.

Recall that the president announced the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a special adviser on security last week.

Read also

President Tinubu appoints 4 new special advisers 3rd week on getting to office

But in a new development on Monday, June 19, President Tinubu sacked all service chiefs, including the national security adviser, and announced Ribadu as a replacement.

President Bola Tinubu dissolves boards of agencies, parastatals, others

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu dissolved the governing boards of all federal government agencies, institutions, companies, and parastatals on Monday, June 19.

According to a tweet by the Ministry of Information and Culture, the development would not affect councils and commissions listed in the Third Schedule Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

The tweet, which was a statement signed by Willie Basse, the director of information for Secretary to the Govt. of the Federation, George Akume, added that the chief executive officers of the affected institutions, parastatals, agencies, and government-owned companies were to direct the affairs of their boards to the President through the permanent secretary of their supervisory ministries.

Source: Legit.ng