{"id":47991,"date":"2021-04-07T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=47991"},"modified":"2021-04-07T17:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:03:00","slug":"security-is-more-important-to-us-than-your-salaries-niger-govt-tells-labour-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/security-is-more-important-to-us-than-your-salaries-niger-govt-tells-labour-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Usman Alkali Baba Wears IGP Rank Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Okosun Dennis<\/p>\n<p>The new Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has-been decorated with his new rank badge by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the State House, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Baba was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday to replace IGP Mohammed Adamu whose tenure and extension period expired February 1, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47993\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-82x110.jpg 82w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015-322x430.jpg 322w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0015.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the appointment was with immediate effect.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Until his appointment, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba was a Deputy Inspector-General, DIG of Police and will be in acting capacity pending his confirmation by the senate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47994\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-82x110.jpg 82w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017-322x430.jpg 322w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210407-WA0017.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Present at the decoration ceremony which took place at the Vice President Conference Hall were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, former IGP, Mohammed Adamu, Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, and his colleague in the office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande.<\/p>\n<p>Also present is the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Mr Temitope Fashedemi.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has-been decorated with his new rank badge by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the State House, Abuja.<!-- AddThis Advanced 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