The Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith has resigned his position.
His resignation is coming amid recruitment crises between the PSC and the Police Force.
The commission and the Office of the Inspector-General of Police had been at loggerheads over which body has the right to conduct the recruitment into the Force.
The PSC had advertised recruitment for constables and urged interested applicants to visit its website to apply.
But the police in a statement urged members of the public to discard the notice, insisting that the recruitment process is the sole responsibility of the Force.
Following the development, PSC workers declared an indefinite strike over what they described as “breach of conditions necessary for working harmony”.
The PSC workers, led by Adoyi Adoyi, chairman of joint union congress, PSC chapter, also asked Smith to resign if he cannot uphold the mandate of the commission as it relates to recruitment of constables.
Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesman for the commission, confirmed the resignation on Wednesday evening.
Ani said Smith’s resignation was on health grounds and President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted it.
He said the commission will issue an official statement regarding the development on Thursday.
