Yemi Osinbajo decorates Usman Alkali Baba with the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. With them is the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently decorating Usman Alkali Baba with the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
The decoration ceremony is holding at Vice President Conference Hall at the State House in Abuja.
Those present at the event include the former IGP, Mohammed Adamu; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu and his colleague in the office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande.
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Also present is the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs.
Yemi Osinbajo decorates Usman Alkali Baba with the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. With them is the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi.
President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier on Tuesday approved the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police.
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The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the appointment was with immediate effect.
The Acting IGP replaced Mr. Mohammed Adamu whose tenure expired February 1, 2021, but President Buhari extended his tenure for three months.
Until his appointment, Usman Alkali Baba was a Deputy Inspector-General, DIG of Police, and will be in acting capacity pending his confirmation by the Senate.
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Yemi Osinbajo decorates Usman Alkali Baba with the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. With them is the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi.
The newly appointed Acting Inspector General of Police born on the 1st of March 1963 and hails from Yobe State.
He bagged a Master’s Degree in public administration from the University of Maiduguri, Borno state in 1997 and a Bachelor of Arts from the Bayero Usman University, Kano in 1985.
As part of his policing vision, he aims to enhance police primacy in Nigeria through the provision of motivational and credible leadership, directed at stabilizing internal security and modernizing police operations, facilities and standards within the framework of citizens, consent, trust, and the rule of law.
