Meet The New Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba The current Inspector General of Police, MD 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.” Abubakar, from Zamfara State, enlisted into 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>> ogbonge9ja/2014/07/seethe-new-inspector-general-of-police.html
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:09:08 +0000
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