Recruitment: Arase creates police recruitment board with PSC as permanent chair

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IG Solomon Arase (retd), has announced the formation of a police recruitment board to be chaired by the Police Service Commission, with other relevant stakeholders as members.

In a statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC, Ikechuckwu Ani, the announcement came following the Supreme Court’s judgement of July 11, 2023, which pronounced the PSC as the agency mandated to recruit constables for the Nigerian Police as a judgement in the best interest of the country.

Arase was quoted in the statement as saying the judgment “legally cements the resolution of the issue in a win-win situation for the two institutions which ordinarily cannot effectively function, and deliver on its respective mandates without the cooperation of each other.”

The Board according to him, will screen and ensure that only able and qualified members of the public are recruited into the Nigerian police force while reflecting the principle of Federal Character.

The statement further said, “Prior to the judgment, efforts were already in process and at advanced stage towards amicable resolution of the issue
between the two critical institutions, as it was highly embarrassing to Government, and indeed other stakeholders for the duo which ought to
work in harmony and mutuality to have engaged in such avoidable legal disputation over an issue that sought understanding, respect and
compromise.”

The imperativeness of peace, harmony and cordiality between the two institutions, according to Arase “cannot be over-emphasized, as contemporary security provisioning has become more tasking than ever, and demands a robust policy guideline from the Commission, if the Nigeria Police Force must
be repositioned for greater efficiency and effectiveness in not only meeting up with the myriad of security challenges confronting our dear country, Nigeria, but also birthing a responsive, responsible and accountable police to our people.