Senate: Remove IGP Idrish now, Activist tells Buhari

…..Backs Senate resolution on IGP

A human rights activist and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human
Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman
has urged President Muhammadu to remove the current Inspector
General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idrish from office now, saying
that Mr. Idrish lacks moral and democratic right to continue in
office as nation’s Police boss.

However, the rights activist also thrown weight behind the
Wednesday resolution of the upper Chamber of the National Assembly,
passing vote of no confidence on IGP Idrish that he was “unfit to
hold public office” in a democratic setting for deliberately not
honouring the invitation of the Senate on three occasions without
tangible reasons.

He strongly condemned the action of the Police helmsman for
poking finger into the eyes of the second arms of government,
describing his (Idrish) action as undemocratic, anathema,
unconstitutional, illegal, satanic and uncalled for, adding that
Idrish has shown total disrespect, as enemy of democracy, to one of
the strong pillars of the country’s democracy.

This was contained in a statement issued after Comrade Sulaiman
appeared on a “Live Programme” at SaharareporterTV in Lagos on
Thursday and copies of the statement were made available to
newsmen, he maintained that all the lovers of Nigeria democracy
should rise up to condemn the action of IGP Idrish, adding that “if
Idrish is not being curtailed now by paying for his misdeed, it may
be an open gate to continue disrespect for the strong pillar of our
hard earned democracy”.

According to him; “Mr. Ibrahim Idrish has brought great stigma
into the Legislative arm of Nigeria and President Buhari should not
treat this action with levity hand by not hesitating to remove Mr.
Idrish from office with immediate effect because he has overstayed
his time in the office as Inspector General of Police (IGP). The
sanctity of the lawmaking organ of the country should be protected
by all and sundry.

“For disrespecting the National Assembly by the IGP Ibrahim
Idrish, Nigeria democracy has been at lower ebb among the
democratic nations of the world and this singular action of IGP
should not be allowed to be swept under the carpet by the Executive
arm of government under President Muhammadu Buhari. Serious
democratic action should be taken against Idrish by the constituted
authority in the land”.

Sulaiman insisted that Idrish still remains the one of the
enemies of Nigeria democracy and its actors and if they failed to
end his tenure as head of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) abruptly, he
might end the peaceful co-existence of the country abruptly ,
recalling that the Police under Idrish watch were recently
dissipating energy on the law abiding citizen and Senator of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye,
representing Kogi West Senatorial district over political interest
in Kogi State.

CHRSJ boss further stressed that Senate has power to remove
President and any of his appointee in accordance with the sections
62,88,89,143,153,214 &216 of the amended 1999 Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, adding that IGP Idrish deserved to
be removed over indecent assault of female Police officer which
attracted over three(3) years imprisonment.

…..Backs Senate resolution on IGP

A human rights activist and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human
Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman
has urged President Muhammadu to remove the current Inspector
General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idrish from office now, saying
that Mr. Idrish lacks moral and democratic right to continue in
office as nation’s Police boss.

However, the rights activist also thrown weight behind the
Wednesday resolution of the upper Chamber of the National Assembly,
passing vote of no confidence on IGP Idrish that he was “unfit to
hold public office” in a democratic setting for deliberately not
honouring the invitation of the Senate on three occasions without
tangible reasons.

He strongly condemned the action of the Police helmsman for
poking finger into the eyes of the second arms of government,
describing his (Idrish) action as undemocratic, anathema,
unconstitutional, illegal, satanic and uncalled for, adding that
Idrish has shown total disrespect, as enemy of democracy, to one of
the strong pillars of the country’s democracy.

This was contained in a statement issued after Comrade Sulaiman
appeared on a “Live Programme” at SaharareporterTV in Lagos on
Thursday and copies of the statement were made available to
newsmen, he maintained that all the lovers of Nigeria democracy
should rise up to condemn the action of IGP Idrish, adding that “if
Idrish is not being curtailed now by paying for his misdeed, it may
be an open gate to continue disrespect for the strong pillar of our
hard earned democracy”.

According to him; “Mr. Ibrahim Idrish has brought great stigma
into the Legislative arm of Nigeria and President Buhari should not
treat this action with levity hand by not hesitating to remove Mr.
Idrish from office with immediate effect because he has overstayed
his time in the office as Inspector General of Police (IGP). The
sanctity of the lawmaking organ of the country should be protected
by all and sundry.

“For disrespecting the National Assembly by the IGP Ibrahim
Idrish, Nigeria democracy has been at lower ebb among the
democratic nations of the world and this singular action of IGP
should not be allowed to be swept under the carpet by the Executive
arm of government under President Muhammadu Buhari. Serious
democratic action should be taken against Idrish by the constituted
authority in the land”.

Sulaiman insisted that Idrish still remains the one of the
enemies of Nigeria democracy and its actors and if they failed to
end his tenure as head of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) abruptly, he
might end the peaceful co-existence of the country abruptly ,
recalling that the Police under Idrish watch were recently
dissipating energy on the law abiding citizen and Senator of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Distinguished Senator Dino Melaye,
representing Kogi West Senatorial district over political interest
in Kogi State.

CHRSJ boss further stressed that Senate has power to remove
President and any of his appointee in accordance with the sections
62,88,89,143,153,214 &216 of the amended 1999 Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, adding that IGP Idrish deserved to
be removed over indecent assault of female Police officer which
attracted over three(3) years imprisonment.