Former Presidential New Media aide Reno Omokri has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari refusal to discipline the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, would set a very dangerous precedent.
During the president recent visit to Benue state, he was told that Idris disobeyed his order to relocate to the state.
The presidency, however, said the president queried the police boss for disobeying is order.
The Nigeria Police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, dismissed reports that Buhari queried Idris.
Reacting in a post on his Facebook page, Omokri noted that not disciplining the IGP would portray Buhari as weak.
He wrote: “This is not about PDP or APC. If the President does not publicly discipline the IGP, he will set a very dangerous precedent.
“All over barracks in Nigeria soldiers will be saying if a policeman can disobey the President, why should the military respect him. It‘s a bad omen not just for Buhari, but for our democracy.
“It will be taken that the President is a weak Commander-in-Chief who is dominated by his appointees instead of being in charge of his government and will lead to further insubordination by other military/paramilitary forces.”
