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IG Warns Officers Against Lobbying For Promotion

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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris has warned officers to desist from lobbying for promotion or face prosecution. Idris gave the warning yesterday in Abuja at the IGP conference with senior officers after decorating the newly promoted Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs).

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police has denied reports that the recent postings carried out by his administration are lopsided.
A media report on Monday said the recent posting of police officers across the country was intended to punish some of those affected.

A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer Don Awunah, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) said: “It is suffice to state that transfers and postings in the Nigeria Police Force are administrative and routine aimed at enhancing utmost efficiency of the officers and men for better and effective service delivery.”

The new AIGs are Abubakar Adamu, Kayode Aderanti, Mohammed Usman, Abdul Danwawu, Felix Ogundeji, Ezekiel Zang and Pius Imue.He told the officers that promotion was based on merit as a result of hard work and dedication and not favoritism.

According to him: “Posting in the service is based on exigencies and not on lobbying. Do not lobby. It is based strictly on seniority and vacancy. We have a management that assesses people based on these established criteria. We don’t want people lobbying here and there. I want my colleagues to please observe some of these issues, they are very important.”

Idris said the police had recorded successes against kidnapers, adding that more needed to be done to eradicate the crime. “I want to thank you for ensuring that the crime rate has reduced. The issue of discipline is however very important, your uniform is for the service of Nigerians. So in whatever capacity you find yourself, it is for service,” he said.

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Senate Moves To Legalize Lobbying

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The Senate on Wednesday began the moves to legalize lobbying in the country with a bill tagged, “an Act for the regulation and registration of lobbyists in Nigeria”.

The bill sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West) today scaled through second reading and it has been referred to the Committee of Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters for further legislative actions.

Leading debate on the bill, Melaye said the bill seeks to make provision for registration and regulation of professional lobbyists in the Legislature.

“It makes a provision for the intending lobbyist to be duly registered under the Company and Allied / Matters Act to be able to carry out the business and as such register with the Ministry of Justice to practice as lobbyist in the Senate or House of Representatives or both Houses,” he said.

Defining lobbyist, Melaye said, “It is an activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in parliament”.

“lt is a highly controversial phenomenon, often seen in a negative light by journalists and the public. Lobbying takes place at every level of government, including Federal, State and Local Governments, “he said.

Contributing to the debate, Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio cautioned his colleagues against legislating for corruption.

“Until we see who will pay the lobbyists, it will be as if we are legislating for corruption. In view of the fact that it is going to be a profession, I hereby support it so that we can all retire to be lobbyists, “he said.

In his remarks, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki said the bill when passed to law would strengthen the country’s democracy.

Credit: dailytrust