Kayode Egbetokun, the former inspector-general of police (IGP), says he is happy that Tunji Disu is taking over from him as the country’s acting police chief.
Egbetokun spoke on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja,
during the swearing-in and decoration of Disu as acting IGP.
The former IGP resigned from his position on Tuesday
following a directive from President Bola Tinubu.
“I am happy that he is the one taking over from me. My
advice to him is that he already knows all the things we have been doing
together — strengthening operations, enhancing intelligence coordination,
improving the inter-agency deployment model, dismantling several criminal
syndicates, and improving our intelligence response mechanisms. I am sure he
will continue to do that,” the former IGP said.
Egbetokun advised the new acting IGP to continue to remain
committed to his duties, noting that Disu has been part of his administration
from the beginning.
“He was my principal staff officer; he was commissioner of
police in Rivers state and in the FCT; he was assistant inspector-general in
charge of my special protection unit,” Egbetokun said.
“When the president gave the presidential directive to
withdraw police officers from VIP protection, he was the person I called upon
to ensure that the directive was fully complied with, and he did it very well.”
Egbetokun said he is “particularly excited” to hand over to
Disu, noting that they share “unique history” and both benefited from the
mentorship of Tinubu during his tenure as governor of Lagos state.
“I remember learning many things from him (Tinubu), but
there is something in particular I recall,” he said.
“He once said that a good leader should have a successor and
a succession plan and must invest in his likeliest successors.
“I invested in likely successors in the Nigeria Police
Force, and I am happy that one of those I invested in has been found most
suitable for the job and has been decorated today.”
Egbetokun thanked the president for trusting him with
different positions, especially when he appointed him as his chief security
officer when he was governor of Lagos state, and subsequently as IGP when he
became president.
“I am deeply grateful to him,” Egbetokun said.
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