PDP Charges New IGP Adamu, Speaks On What IGP Ibrahim Idris Will Be Remembered For

What Former IGP Would Be Remembered For – PDP

While congratulations are in order for the newly appointed inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, groups, individuals and Nigerians at large have been issuing words of advice and what he needs to look into in the security sector.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation joined to give the charge through a statement by its Director Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan.

It said IGP Adamu should  “immediately commence the re-engineering of the Nigeria Police to restore professionalism and adherence to rules of engagement in the Force.”

PPCO also berated the immediate past IGP, Ibrahim Idris for what he termed “shameful and partisan tenure,” adding that Idris will be remembered as the “only IGP” who surrendered the responsibilities of his office to associates of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Statement read, “This is just as the party berates the outgoing Inspector General, Ibrahim Idris, for a shameful and partisan tenure, which destroyed professionalism in the police and compromised the lives and security of Nigerians, adding that he must be held accountable for all the atrocities he committed while in office.

“Ibrahim Idris will be remembered as the only IGP in our political history, who surrendered the responsibilities of his exalted office to the whims and caprices of politicians who share courtesies with the Buhari Presidency.

“He defied the need to secure troubled areas and watched carelessly while an integral part of our nation was engulfed in bloody clashes.

“Idris will also be remembered as that Police Officer, who had a penchant for framing innocent Nigerians with ridiculous allegations. Throughout his inglorious tenure, he functioned as the commander of the militant wing of the APC, just to retain his office and remain in power.

“We, therefore, urge the new Police boss to learn a lesson from the shameful end of Idris as IGP by immediately setting up the process of re-orientating and insulating the Force from partisan politics, while subjecting it to the tenets of democracy and the rule of law.

“We urge the police chief to avoid the pitfalls of the last IGP, who has gone down in history as the most corrupt, devious and reckless police officer to hold the post of the IGP in Nigeria.

“The party further advices the new police boss to remove all templates of election rigging contained in the hand-over note that will be presented
to him by Idris Ibrahim.

“The new IGP must also urgently take steps to address the bastardization of promotion in the Police under the last IGP, where officers due for promotion were denied and only those endorsed by a cabal or who have enough money to buy their way through were promoted. This is, in addition, to immediately setting up a process that guarantee proper welfare of officers and men of the Nigeria police.

“He must note that the whole world is watching him and we urge him not to fail the nation, which he owes his allegiance.

“Now that Idris Ibrahim has gone the way of leaders disgraced out of office, the PDP counsels all enemies of democracy, including President
Buhari’s compromised relation in INEC, Mrs. Amina Zakari, to take heed of the disgrace and infamy that await them at the end of their tenures.”

Naija News notes that Nigerians have berated President Buhari on the appointment of the new IGP, noting that he is also a northerner.