CBN will not be used to frustrate 2023 polls -Emefiele

success of the elections.

He was responding to a request from Yakubu that the CBN should find a way of addressing scarcity of currency across the country 17 days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections since some service providers to the commission were “unbanned”.

He said: “The CBN will not allow itself to be used as agents to frustrate the forthcoming election which is a positive assignment.

“If you require cash to pay some of your service providers, we will make it available to you. We will not allow ourselves to be seen as agents that frustrate a genuine assignment”.

The INEC chairman had told the CBN Governor the 2023 polls will be the best in Nigeria’s history, adding that concerns have however been raised about the processes leading to the elections. He said while the Commission has transfered all its accounts at the state and national level to the apex bank, some of the services being rendered to the Commission need to be paid for in cash.

IGP orders posting, redeployment of DIGs, AIGs, CPs ahead polls

By Tobias Lengnam

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali

Baba has ordered the posting/redeployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), Assistant InspectorsGeneral of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Departments, Commands, and Formations in line with his manpower development policy of placing round pegs in round holes.

This is according to a statement yesterday by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters in Abuja yesterday.

Accordingly, DIG Danmallam Mohammed has been redeployed to the Department of Finance and Administration, while the following Assistant InspectorsGeneral of Police have been posted to take up the duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police in charge of the following Departments of the Force as indicated against their names to DIG Department of Training and Development, AIG Hafiz Inuwa to DIG Department of Research and Planning - AIG Aji A. Janga, mni; to DIG Department of Operations - AIG Adeleke A. Bode.

AIG Habu Sani Ahmadu has been posted as Force Secretary while AIG Shuaya’u Lafia Abdulyari assumes office as the AIG in charge of the Force

Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Similarly, the following Senior Police Officers have been posted to also take up the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zonal Police Commands as indicated against their names.

They include AIG Police Mobile Force, CP Matthew Akinyosola; AIG Zone 6 Calabar; CP Jonathan

Towuru, mni; AIG Zone 2 Lagos; CP Sylvester A. Alabi; AIG Zone 11 Osogbo; CP Akande Sikiru Kayode; AIG Zone 17 Akure and CP Abimbola Adebola Shokoya.

In line with the IGP’s mandate and strategies to strengthen the operational structures of state commands, the Police Boss has equally ordered the provisional posting of the following Commissioners of Police to

Commands indicated below pending the approval of the Police Service Commission:

CP Adamawa State, CP Adebola A. Hamzat; CP Ogun State, CP Emeka Frank Mba, mni; CP Taraba State, CP Suleiman A. Yusuf; CP Lagos State, CP Idowu Owohunwa, and CP Ebonyi State, CP Faleye E.S. Olaleye.

The IGP charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running to ensure the mission, vision, and policy statements of his administration are effectively complied with in the areas of crime-fighting, public cooperation, and safety.

He also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to enable the newly posted senior officers to perform optimally on their mandate. The posting is with immediate effect.

IPMAN makes U-turn, withdraws directive on suspending operations

From Mustapha Adamu, Kano

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has withdrawn the directives on suspension of operations nationwide.

Peoples Daily reports that the IPMAN had earlier asked it’s members nationwide to shut down filling stations indefinitely.

The IPMAN chairman in Borno State, Mohammed Kuluwu had earlier directed members to suspend all operations in addition to suspending payments ordering products from source until further notice.

But, in a swift reaction, the IPMAN National President, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, through the IPMAN Kano Zonal Chairman, Bashir Dan-Malam on Tuesday withdrew the directive.

He said the directive followed the meeting held between the management of the NNPCL, IPMAN National leadership and other stakeholders where the NNPCL promised to give marketers fuel directly.

Danmalam said the meeting which was at the instance of the NNPCL, was aimed at finding a lasting solutions to the current fuel scarcity in the country.

Danmalam said the reason behind the Kuluwu’s directive was because they

(Marketers) bought the products at a very high cost because they were not getting the products from Private Depots.

“Following the meeting, the NNPCL has promised to give IPMAN the products directly and also directed Petroleum Tanker Drivers to stop the collection of the N2 levy,” Danmalam quoted the National President as saying.

He restated the commitment of the union to continue transporting the product to all states across the country so as to end the current scarcity of products.

He said Okoronkwo used the occasion to caution members of the union not to allow themselves to be used by politicians in order to achieve their selfish interest.

“I want to appeal to our members not to allow politicians to use them for their selfish interest, especially now that the general election is around the corner,” Danmalam said.

According to him, IPMAN would continue to support the Federal Government to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply across the nooks and crannies of the country.

The IPMAN National President also commended the Management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited under the leadership of Mele Kyari for his commitment to end the current fuel crisis in the country.