Ahead of the 2019 polls which begin Saturday, February 16 with the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has redeployed Commissioners of Police across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The redeployment by the PSC, headed by Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police, followed a request to that effect by the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
In the shakeup, Mu’azu Zubairu is taking over from Imohimi Edgal as the new CP in charge of the Lagos command.
Details of the redeployment as released by Ikechukwu Ani, head, press and public relations of the PSC is as follows: Buba Sanusi, Katsina State; Mohammed Wakili, Kano State; Rabiu Ladodo, Jigawa State; Ahmed Iliyasu, Ogun State; Mu’azu Zubairu, Lagos State; Ibrahim Sabo, Niger State; Alkassam Sanusi, Taraba State; Garba M. Mukaddas, Adamawa State; Omololu Bishi, Benue State.
Others include Bola Longe, Nassarawa State; Isaac Akinmoyede, Plateau State; Odumosu Hakeem, Edo State; Olushola David, Bayelsa State; Adeleke Yinka, Delta State; Austin Iwero Agbonlahor, Cross Rivers State; Bashir Makama, Akwa Ibom State; Awosola Awotunde, Ebonyi State; Belel Usman, Rivers State; Bello Makwashi, Gombe State and Abdulrahman Ahmed, Kaduna State.
Others are: Bala Ciroma, FCT; Egbetokun Kayode, Kwara State; Hakeem Busari, Kogi State; Asuquo Amba, Ekiti state; Galadanchi Dasuki, Imo State; Suleiman Balarabe, Enugu State; Dandaura Mustapha, Anambra State; Etim Ene Okon, Abia state; Ibrahim Kaoje, Sokoto state; Celestine Okoye, Zamfara State; Garba Danjuma, Kebbi State; Abiodun Ige, Osun State; Undie Adie, Ondo State; Olukolu Shina, Oyo State; Ali Janga, Bauchi State; Damian Chukwu, Bornu State and Sumonu Abdulmalik, Yobe State.
All the newly appointed and redeployed commissioners, according to the PSC, are to proceed immediately to their new commands ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Chairman of the commission, Smith, has charged them to quickly settle down in their respective commands and ensure that the forth-coming elections in their are peaceful, free, fair and transparent.
He reminded them that the nation can’t afford any disruption of elections anywhere especially as the world looks up to Nigeria for a proof that its democracy is deepening.
JOSHUA BASSEY
