The Police Council on Friday, June 4, confirmed the appointment of Alkali Usman Baba as the substantive Inspector General of Police almost two months after President Muhammadu Buhari approved his appointment as acting IGP. Usman Alkali was confirmed during a meeting of the council in Abuja, which was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, who confirmed the development to State House correspondents after the meeting said the appointment of Baba as IGP was unanimously confirmed. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo physically attended the meeting which was billed to take place last week but postponed to honour the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and ten other military officers who died in a plane crash on May 21.
Other important personalities physically present at the council meeting include the Chief of staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; National Security Adviser, Babagana Mungonu; Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith; Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi.
Also present was the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi. The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, and the Minister of (FCT), Mohammed Bello however joined virtually.
Recall that President Buhari had on April 6, appointed Alkali Usman Baba as the acting Inspector General of Police.
Dingyadi was said to have quoted the president as urging the new IGP to justify the confidence reposed on him by reducing the rising wave of insecurity in the country.