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| Reno Omokri |
@Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New Media to erstwhile
President Goodluck Jonathan, has slammed IGP Suleiman Abba (Rtd) for
claiming that he was fired by the immediate past government for refusing
to rig the last Osun governorship election in favour of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP.
Abba made this claim in an interview while addressing the circumstances surrounding his unceremonious exit from the police force.
However, Omokri said the ex-IGP’s poor memory exposed his own lies,
stressing that he was sack by Jonathan seven months after the said Osun
governorship election for dereliction of duty and his inability to
account for the mysterious death of the then Kano state Resident
Electoral Commissioner and his family.
A statement on Sunday by the ex-Presidential aide reads: “My
attention has been drawn to recent comments by former Inspector General
of Police, Suleiman Abba, who alleged that he was sacked by ex President
Goodluck Jonathan because he refused to rig elections in favour of the
Peoples Democratic Party during the gubernatorial elections in Osun
State.
“Speaking to Daily Trust on Sunday August 26, 2018, Mr. Abba had said
‘One of the leading stalwarts in the PDP then said to me: ‘IG (you know
I was acting then) deliver Osun to us and we will confirm you quickly.’
I was shocked! That was when I knew that I may not last long in the
office.’
“The former Inspector General of Police then blamed his failure to
influence that election for his sack by then President Jonathan.
“IGP Suleiman Abba is proof of the fact that liars need a very good
memory otherwise they would contradict themselves with their lies.
“Let us examine some facts. The Osun State gubernatorial election
held on Saturday August 9, 2014. The results of that election was
declared the next day on Sunday, August 10, 2014.
“Mr Suleiman Abba claims to have been sacked because he failed to rig that election for the Peoples Democratic Party.
“However, Suleiman Abba was appointed acting Inspector General of
Police on Friday August 1, 2014 and sacked from office on Monday April
20, 2015.
“If it was true that Mr Abba was sacked for refusing to rig the Osun
State election, which held on August 9, 2014, why would former President
Jonathan wait for 7 and a half months before sacking him?
“If it was true that Mr Abba was sacked for refusing to rig the Osun
State election, which held on August 9, 2014, why would former President
Jonathan keep him in office to preside over the Nigerian Police Force
during the more important 2015 Presidential election which was even more
crucial to the then President and the PDP?
“When juxtaposed with these facts, the accusation of the former IGP of Police makes no sense to reasonable men and women.
“Former President Jonathan is known as a man who is not desperate for
power. He has a reputation for providing the enabling environment for
free and fair elections.
“As a matter of fact, when the current chairman of the All
Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, was re-elected after the June
2012 gubernatorial election in Edo State, the then Edo State Governor
said on July 15, 2012 as follows:
“President Jonathan has demonstrated statesmanship. I think there is
hope for Nigeria. What the Edo election has confirmed is that when the
President and Commander-in-Chief puts the country first and conducts
himself as a statesman, not just as a party leader, credible elections
are possible.”
“This testimony, from an opposition governor, who was opposed to the
re-election of then President Jonathan and who is now the chairman of
the APC, completely rubbishes Mr Abba’s statements.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Suleiman Abba was sacked for
dereliction of duty, because under his watch, the Resident Electoral
Commissioner of Kano State, Alhaji Mukaila Abdullahi, was burnt to death
with his wife and two children on Friday, April 3, 2015, under
suspicious circumstances after he had reported incidents of severe
electoral fraud in his domain.
“When confronted with this suspicious death, the then acting IGP of
Police gave contradictory and unsatisfactory answers. As a leader who
valued the sanctity of human life, former President Jonathan ordered the
sack of the then acting IGP and appointed Deputy Inspector General of
police, Solomon Arase, to act in his stead and get to the bottom of the
suspicious death.
“I therefore urge Mr Abba to find other ways to ingratiate himself to
the current powers that be and leave former President Jonathan out of
his lying schemes and plans.”
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