By Emmanuel Udom
There are
strong indications that allegation of godfatherism
is presently rocking the recent examination conducted by the Nigeria Police Force to promote deserving police officers to the rank of an assistant
superintendent of Police, nationwide.
Vicnuel gathered that in July this year,
some 50 serving police officers drawn from the rank-and-file across the
federation were ordered to sit for the promotion examination, after their
credentials were duly obtained by police authorities.
The examination began in July and was
planned to end first week of December this year, where names of successfully
officers could eventually be shortlisted for the final screening, which is
expected to hold, December 14-19, this year across the federation.
But, sources
disclosed that senior police officers saddled with the conducted of the
examination may have dumped merit for mediocrity, as police officers who had
ordinary pass, 3rd class or 2nd class, either at the
polytechnics or the universities were shortlisted for the final screening.
A
police source lamented to our correspondent that police officers who went to
school either through self-sponsorship of sponsored by police authorities, who obtained 1st
class or distinction as the case maybe, were allegedly dropped from the final
list, based on the allegation of godfatherism and bribery by the officers
involved in the conduct of the examination.
With 50
police officers who sat for the ASP promotion examination, calculation showed
that this translates to 1,800 officers
most of whom may be sidelined in the final screening process in favour of those
who have allegedly given bribe or have godfathers to back them.
Olabisi Kolawole, force police public relations
officer could not be reached on Saturday for official comment on this scandal.
However, a
source said the aggrieved police officers are demanding for either the inclusion
of all officers who took part in the final screening examination for the final screening
based on merit or outright cancellation of the old process for a new one.
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