By Seyi Babalola
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has stated that it would not revoke the list of successful applicants recently issued for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force’s constables cadre.
The PSC announced this in a statement signed and published on Tuesday by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations.
According to reports, the Nigeria Police Force said that the recruiting process was dishonest, and that the final list included names of persons who had never applied.
Subsequently, there were reports that PSC succumbed to pressure from the NPF and cancelled the final list of successful candidates.
But Ani said on Tuesday that the statement did not emanate from PSC and “we urge the public to disregard the same”.
He insisted that the recruitment exercise was conducted in line with relevant guidelines and provisions of the law.
He said the commission had just concluded a routine maintenance of its portal containing the list of the successful candidates.
“The commission is in control of the situation and has since restored the recruitment portal with its original contents.
“Successful candidates are advised to ignore this deliberate antics of desperate groups bent on destroying the good work of the commission.
“The commission is committed to giving the nation a merit based and inclusive recruitment exercise.
“It will continue to ensure that federal character, gender sensitivity and merit are the bedrock of its recruitment process,” he said.
