PSC prepares for 2025 police recruitment, seeks cooperation of Data Protection Commission
The Police Service Commission is is set for the recruitment of CADETs and Constables into the Nigeria Police Force for the year 2025.
The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd) on Wednesday, led a strong Management delegation from the Commission on a visit to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission in Abuja where it sought partnership and cooperation in this year’s police eecruitment.
Argungu during the visit solicited assistance from the Data Protection Commission to ensure that credible Nigerians are recruited into the Nigeria Police Force .
The PSC Chairman said that with accurate data which is protected “we can plan and ensure that proper background checks will be received on all the applicants who desire a career in the Nigeria Police Force.
He told his host, “We are here to fortify the Commission in its recruitment exercises, we need to know who we are recruiting and we want to partner you to make it a success”
Argungu disclosed that very soon the Commission would start the recruitment of CADETs and the 30,000 Constables yearly approved by Mr. President.
He lamented the inability of the Commission to access the Nigeria Identity Management Commission Data base which obviously would facilitate its constitutional mandate to recruit Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force.
He pleaded with the National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, Dr. Vincent Olatunji to kindly Intervene and ensure that the Commission has access to the identities of these Nigerian youths it intends to recruit into the Police Force.
The National Commissioner promised to Intervene and ensure that the PSC is availed the required access into the data base for effective, efficient and credible recruitment.
Olatunji pledged the commitment of his office to the aspirations of the PSC to achieve a data protected and credible recruitment exercise.
He promised to train the staff of the Commission on data protection so that it will have reliable data for the recruitment exercise.
The two organisations agreed to set up a joint committee to start work in earnest on data protection, in line with international best practices.
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