Following the sudden resignation of Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunbi Smith as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi has been appointed in an acting capacity.
According to Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Justice Ogunbiyi’s appointment conforms with Schedule 2(4) sub-section 2(2) of the Police Service Commission Establishment Act 2001
Justice Ogunbiyi, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, will act as the Chairman pending the appointment of a new Chairman by Mr President.
Justice Ogunbiyi, who was until her nomination Commissioner 1 in the Commission and next in hierarchy to the former Chairman, expressed her appreciation to her colleagues for the confidence reposed in her and pledged to run an inclusive administration based on the rule of law.
She said the Commission deserves the best and promised to ensure that the management will do everything possible to give the staff, a Commission they will be proud of.
“We will do our best by the grace of God and I believe our best will be good enough” she noted.
Meanwhile, the Joint Union Congress of the Commission has suspended its strike action to allow the new management to look into its demands.
The present management of the Commission was inaugurated on the 25th of July 2018 and is expected to exit on the 24th of July 2023.