President Bola Tinubu will today, Wednesday, March 3, 2026, formally swear in Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to hold during the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed to State House correspondents, yesterday.

Notably, Disu will not appear before the Senate for confirmation, marking a shift from previous practice.

His inauguration follows yesterday’s unanimous confirmation by the Nigeria Police Council (NPC), which met at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa under the chairmanship of Tinubu. The session was convened to formally ratify his appointment after the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun.

The approval is in line with the provisions of the Police Act 2020, which mandate the Council to consider and advise on the President’s appointment of an IGP.

Disu has been serving in an acting capacity since last week and was promoted to the rank of IGP upon his appointment. Before his elevation, he was an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).

He will clock 60 years in April 2026, the age of retirement.

The police council meeting was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; among others. (Adapted from a report by The Guardian)

•PHOTO: President Bola Tinubu (left); Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Hashimun Argungun; Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu; Permanent Secretary, PSC, Onyemuche Nnamani and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dunoma Ahmed during the Nigeria Police Council (NPC) meeting at the presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. PHOTO: The Guardian.

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