Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate and rights activist, has called for the immediate retirement of three senior security chiefs.
In a statement released on Sunday, Sowore condemned the extended tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi; and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap.
According to him, the continued tenure of the three service chiefs violates mandatory service limits prescribed by Nigerian civil service regulations.
“These officers in the police, customs, and immigration services have exceeded the 35-year service limit and should have retired
“Their continued stay in service and office is a violation of service rules and a slap at national integrity,” Sowore stated.
Sowore pointed out that the Public Service Rules mandate retirement after 35 years of service or at age 60. He called the situation a breach of institutional discipline and legality.
The activists also criticised the current administration for what he considered a pattern of tribal favoritism, pointing out that his primary concern was the erosion of due process.
“This is not governance, it’s ethnic capture,” he said. “You can’t build a functional democracy on the back of selective application of rules.”