News from the grape vine,

President Olusegun Obasanjo is reported to have appointed EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu, as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP).  Such a decision according to analysts will  lead to the retirement of top officers of the police particularly the deputy inspectors-general (DIGs) and assistant inspectors-general (AIGs). Ribadu, who was re-appointed for a second term of four years as the EFCC Chairman on April 10 and also elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, is to take over from Sunday Ehindero. Sources said both President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President-elect, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, have already ratified Ribadu’s appointment as police boss. The announcement is expected to be made within the next few days. Ribadu is expected to be sworn in before May 29 when Obasanjo would hand over to Yar’Adua.