Presidency in dilemma over NSCDC CG’s choice as intrigues threaten process
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…Audi Ahmed, Ningi Ibrahim & Nwinyi Nnamdi ‘recommended’ to replace acting CG, Hilary Madu
…Aggrieved candidates oppose Minister’s action; want Presidency to stick to board’s proposal
…OSGF prefers 2-year tenure extension for outgone CG, Gana
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
The Presidency appears to have run into murky water over the choice of a substantive Commandant- General for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps following the end of tenure of the former boss of the agency, Abdullahi Mohammed Gana, earlier this month.
The crisis now rocking the paramilitary agency and may torpedo the entire process, stems from the decision of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to introduce a new dimension into the selection of the boss of the agency against the standard practice of picking the best candidate based on the recommendation of the Civil Defence, Nigeria C
Audi Ahmed, Ningi Ibrahim, Nwinyi Nnamdi ‘recommended’ to replace acting CG, Hilary Madu Aggrieved candidates oppose minister’s action; want Presidency to stick to board’s proposal
By Soni Daniel
, Northern Region Editor
The Presidency appears to have run into murky waters over the choice of a substantive Commandant-General for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, following the end of the tenure of the former boss of the agency, Abdullahi Mohammed Gana, in January.
The crisis now rocking the paramilitary agency, and may torpedo the entire process, stems from the decision of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to introduce a new dimension into the selection of the boss of the agency against the standard practice of picking the best candidate based on the recommendation of the Civil Defence, Nigeria Correctional Service, Fire Service and Nigeria Immigration Service Board, CDCFIB.