Police Chief Sacked By GEJ Aims For Senate

Controversial former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, who was sacked by former President Goodluck Jonathan, has joined the race for the All Progressives Congress ticket for the Jigawa State central senatorial district.

Abba who was appointed in July 2014, was sacked in April 2015 after the general elections.

The former IGP picked his nomination and expression of interest forms at the National Secretariat of the APC in Abuja, on Monday and told journalists that he was in the race to bring quality representation for his constituents and contribute meaningfully to national development.

Abba recently courted controversy when he alleged that he was sacked for not compromising the 2015 poll in favour of the PDP.

However, Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New Media to Jonathan, has slammed IGP Abba (Rtd), saying he was sacked for dereliction of duty and his inability to account for the mysterious death of the then Kano state Resident Electoral Commissioner and his family.