The reason why President Jonathan sacked the former IGP Sulieman Abba

To the surprise of many, the IG of police, Suleiman Abba, was fired by President Goodluck Jonathan for not interpreting the script to rig the March 28 and April 11 elections in favour of the defeated PDP.

The script, according to the PDP high command, was to use police authorities to coerce INEC officials to rig the vote and return Jonathan as President in the March 28 election.

LEADERSHIP learnt that President Jonathan was miffed by Abba’s inability to deliver on the order.

Abba was said to have been part of the PLAN at the initial stage but backed out of the wicked deal at the last minute, by ensuring that police personnel deployed for election duties showed a high degree of impartiality and fair play for all the political parties.

Suspicions that police and the military were going to be used to distort and disrupt the electoral process were rife in the build-up to the general elections.

In a vain effort to veil the reason for Abba’s forced retirement, the government has been weaving stories around his performance and loyalty.

A terse statement by presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati, did not disclose why the IGP was sacked; it just said the president had relieved IGP Abba of his appointment and duties “with immediate effect.”

LEADERSHIP investigation, however, revealed that the president’s action was a backlash for police conduct during the recent presidential and governorship elections.

Sources within security circles and the presidency confided in our reporters that IGP Suleiman “committed a litany of sins that have ultimately cost him his exalted position.”

According to the sources, there was a security blueprint designed to aid President Jonathan coast home to victory in the presidential election and also assist the PDP win most of the states during the governorship election.

The source revealed that both the president and his henchmen concluded that “Abba reneged and that made the environment conducive for free and fair polls that returned the All Progressive Congress (APC) to attain resounding victory over the PDP in most states, especially in the north.”