Election Policing: Keyamo wins as PSC replaces Najatu Mohammed with Bawa Lawal to monitor police conduct in North West

Following the rejection of the appointment of Hon Commissioner Najatu Mohammed, representing women interest and the North West in the Police Service Commission as one of the coordinators for the monitoring of Police conduct in the February 25th presidential election, the Commission has mandated Assistant Inspector General of Police, Bawa Lawal retd, who is from the same geopolitical Zone, to take over the coordination of the monitoring of Police conduct in the zone.

Festus Keyamo, SAN, Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council had, in a statement, rejected the appointment of Commissioner Najatu as Coordinator for the exercise.

The Campaign Council spokesperson stated in the press statement that the appointment was not only “callous, it is also insensitive, openly confrontational and consequently unacceptable by the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.

In a statement Head, Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission stated that its commissioners representing different geopolitical zones had always supervised assignments of the Commission in the geopolitical zones they represented.

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Ani said it was the same with the present national assignment.

“The Commission has however decided to mandate Assistant Inspector General of Police Bawa Lawal retd who is from the same geopolitical Zone with Commissioner Najatu to take over the coordination of the monitoring of Police Conduct in the zone.

“The Commission will always be sensitive to the wishes of Nigerians and will continue to contribute its quota to the sustenance of the nation’s democracy.

“It wishes to restate its commitment to a free and fair 2023 elections where the Police as the lead Agency in internal security which includes election policing will discharge its duties according to the dictates of the law,” Ani said.