If the President Muhammadu Buhari government’s patent obsession
with plumbing the depths of cronyism gains fresh expression in the extension of
the tenure of Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris, it would not really be
a source of shock to the citizens. By January next year, Idris would have put
in 35 years of service and thus by his terms of employment he should quit the
police. But the suspicion is rife that Buhari would extend his tenure. Such
suspicion may not be unfounded. After all, that was how Buhari extended the
tenures of the nation’s service chiefs last year when they were supposed to
retire.
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| *Buhari and Idris |
The tragedy of these extensions is that they
are not reflective of exemplary services that render the beneficiaries
indispensable. No, what has become clear is that they are actuated by a desire
to cater for the dark motives of the Buhari government. Or why is multi-faceted
damage often inflicted in the course of prosecuting these extensions? Consider
these: officers in whom the nation has invested so much in terms of
professional training are often retired prematurely.
