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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Suleiman Abba, former inspector-general of police (IGP), from the senatorial race.

Yekini Nabena, spokesman of the ruling party, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

Abba had sought to contest the Jigawa south senatorial district election under the platform of the APC in 2019.

“The National Working Committee (APC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has not cleared former Inspector-General of Police, Barr. Suleiman Abba to contest the Party’s Jigawa South Senatorial District Primaries,” Nabena’s statement read.

“Barr. Suleiman Abba’s name was erroneously included in the list of NWC-cleared aspirants.”

When he declared interest in the race two months ago, Abba had said his willingness to serve the country made him to join politics.

“The interest of my people to have a better representation at the national assembly and my personal desire to serve my country Nigeria at the national level again, and this is bearing in mind that representing the seven local governments that make up Jigawa central constituency does not end at conveying their views and vice versa, it also involves joining my colleagues in taking decisions that will affect the nation whether politically, economically, socially and other activities of human life that will put Nigeria in its rightful place in the comity of nations,” he had told reporters.