By EMMA AMAIZE

WARRI—CHAIRMAN of  Police Service Commission, Mr. Parry Osayande, has flayed the Delta State House of Assembly for the manner his name was maligned on June 12, during its deliberations on the clearance of the former Head, Anti-Kidnapping Task Force, Delta State Police Command by Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar.

Mr. Osayande, who was reacting to a recent media report, said he had earlier written to the House, following the reports, asking the House to reverse itself.
He said, “the attention of the Chairman, Police S

rvice Commission has been drawn to media reports. The news item was carried under different captions by the media.
“As published, the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Johnson Erijo, member representing Isoko South Constituency 1, was reported to have moved the House to “condemn Osayande’s action” for redeploying to Delta State the Head of the disbanded anti-kidnapping squad.

The House Majority Leader, Mr. Monday Igbuya, member representing Sapele, who supported the motion was reported to have “queried Osayande’s interest in Osamwonyi’s deployment,” and accused him of “suspected clandestine dealings with Osamwonyi.”

All sorts of vituperations and damaging allegations were quoted as being freely used and made on the floor of the House against the person of the Chairman.

“Mr Osayande would like to observe that while democracy allows for freedom of speech and makes it possible for issues to be discussed freely on the floor of the House, this must, however, be guided and regulated by code of ethics and good conduct. Legislative power does not give room to members to be unmindful of their individual utterances, especially when it bothers on slander and false accusations.

“Osayande wishes to state, with all sense of responsibility, that he does not know the officer in question in person or has any affiliation with him in any manner whatsoever. He is neither aware of the officer’s arrest nor of his deployment/redeployment.

“In addition, the Officer’s matter had not been brought to the Police Service Commission by the Office of the Inspector-General of Police and as such the Commission cannot intervene in a matter that is not before it”.

“The disbandment of any outfit such as the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in the State and the postings/redeployment of Officers other than State Commissioners of Police are within the operational jurisdiction of the Inspector-General of Police and not the Police Service Commission,” he said.