Why I Fired Police IG, Suleiman Abba – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan
has disclosed that the
immediate past IG, Suleiman
Abba, was sacked following

gross indiscipline amongst the
personnel of the force during
his tenure.
The chairman of the Police
Service Commission, Mike
Okiro, stated this to journalists
following a Police Council
meeting, chaired by President
Goodluck Jonathan.
“The President, in a very brief
way said, during the period of
the former IGP, a lot of
indiscipline was noticed among
the rank and file of the police
and as such he felt that a new
IG should come and try his
luck,” Mr. Okiro said. “That is
what (Mr. Jonathan) said,
though I cannot give details of
that.”
Also at the council, Mr.
Jonathan confirmed the
appointment of the new
Inspector General of Police,
Solomon Arase.
Mr. Arase was appointed by the
president as the Acting IGP
following the sack of Mr. Abba
on the April 21. He has been in
an acting capacity for three
weeks.
Emerging from a meeting with
Mr. Jonathan, Vice President
Namadi Sambo and Mr. Okiro,
the now substantive IGP, Mr.
Arase, told journalists that the
welfare of his men will be
“number one on my cardinal
responsibilities.”
“You don’t motivate a
workforce except their welfare
is paramount,” he said. “I’m
going to ensure that their
welfare is going to be put on
the front burner.”
He said though the expectations
of Nigerians are high, he could
assure them that no Nigerian
will suffer any injustice by his
inaction or action.
On his order banning road
blocks, Mr. Arase said there
was already an enforcement
policy in place.
He said 16 teams have already
moved out across the length
and breadth of Nigeria to
ensure strict compliance.