Abubakar has attained the mandatory age of
service.
Barring any last change of plan, the
Federal Government is expected to
announce Assistant Inspector-General of
Police, in-charge of Zone 7,
AIG Suleiman Abba, as a replacement for IGP
Mohammed Abubakar Findings indicated that
President Goodluck Jonathan had conveyed to
Abba the news of his appointment as the next IG,
following his selection by the Police Council
made up of the 36 state governors and the
Chairman of the Police Service Commission,
Mike Okiro.
A source in the Presidency said, “Abba
would be announced any moment from
now as the next IG; in fact, the appointment
has been confirmed to him personally, all
we are waiting for is the official
announcement by the President which may
be made after the FEC meeting on
Wednesday.”
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the Nigeria Police Force on July 30, 1979 and
was due for retirement on July 30, 2014,
based on the mandatory retirement age.
Abubakar, who had attained the mandatory
35 years in service, was expected to proceed
on terminal leave in the early days of the
month, but he had clung on, hoping his
tenure would be extended.
Punch had exclusively reported that IGP
Abubakar would not be granted an
extension of tenure in spite of his relative
achievements in the Force and efforts by
Vice President Namadi Sambo, to persuade
Jonathan to extend his tenure till 2015.
The appointment of Abba as the next IG
seems to have put paid to Sambo’s alleged
promise and assurances to Abubakar and
his dream of staying in office till after the
general elections.
Investigations showed that it was only the
tenure of former IG Sunday Ehindero that
was extended by one year by the
administration of Olusegun Obasanjo.
Abba, whose appointment may be
announced on Wednesday after the Federal
Executive Council meeting, had served as
Commissioner of Police in Rivers State;
Deputy Force Secretary and Assistant
Commissioner of Police in charge of State
CID, FCT Police Command, etc.
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