Reps Amend Law in Favour of IGP, Weeks After Lawyer Threatened Action Against Police Boss
- The House of Reps has amended the police act barely four weeks after Festus Ogun threatened legal action should the current IGP's tenure be extended
- Ogun noted that IGP Kayode Egbetokun will clock the retirement age on September 4, adding that he and other concerned lawyers won't allow his tenure to be extended
- However, President Bola Tinubu wrote to the House to amend the police act and allow the IGP to stay in office till the end of his tenure, as stipulated in his appointment letter
On Tuesday, July 23, the House of Representatives amended the Police Act to allow the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to stay in office beyond retirement age.
According to the lawmakers, the amendment followed a request from President Bola Tinubu.
Source: Twitter
The lawmakers' move for the amendment followed a legal threat by a lawyer, Festus Ogun, who, on Monday, July 1, threatened legal action against the federal government should the tenure of the IGP Kayode Egbetokun be extended beyond his retirement age.
Reps amend police act
According to The Nation, the amendment of the police act would allow the IGP to stay in office for the period stated in his appointment letter.
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The police amendment act reads in part:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (8) of this section, any person appointed to the office of Inspector-General of Police shall remain in office until the end of the term stipulated in the letter of appointment in line with the provisions of Section 7(6) of this Act”.
President Bola Tinubu appointed Egbetokun as the IGP in June 2023 for a four-year term set to end in June 2027. By September, Egbetokun would have served only one year and three months, with two years and nine months remaining in his term, considering the current retirement age.
Lawyer threatens legal action against IGP
Ogun noted that the current IGP Egbetoku will reach retirement age by September 4, 2024, and any attempt to extend his tenure would be challenged in court.
His tweet reads:
"On the 4th of September 2024, IGP Egbetokun will clock the retirement age of 60. By that, he ceases to be a member of the Nigeria Police Force and can no longer function in the IGP office.
"We will take legal actions if he fails, refuses or neglects to respect our laws."
See the tweet here:
Reps pass minimum wage bill
Legit.ng earlier reported that the House of Representatives passed the new minimum wage bill into law on Tuesday, July 23, following President Bola Tinubu's request.
President Tinubu had pegged the new minimum wage to N70,000 following meetings between the government, labour, and the organised private sector.
Therefore, President Tinubu's passage of the executive bill has increased the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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