Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has decorated the new acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, with his new rank.
The ceremony was held, on Wednesday, inside the State House, in Abuja.
The ceremony followed the approval of Alkali Baba’s appointment as acting IGP by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday.
Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, had told State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, that Alkali’s appointment was with immediate effect.
The new acting IGP, Alkali Usman Baba, replaced Mr. Mohammed Adamu whose tenure expired February 1, 2021, but President Buhari extended his tenure for three months.
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Until his appointment, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba was a Deputy Inspector-General, DIG of Police and will be in acting capacity pending his confirmation by the senate.
Present at the decoration ceremony which took place at Vice President Conference Hall were Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, former IGP, Mohammed Adamu, Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji 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, Mr. Laolu Akande.
Also present is the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Mr Temitope Fashedemi.
