Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Ari Muhammed Ali, who left the Nigeria Police Force in March 2025, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) and is preparing to contest for a Senate seat in the 2027 general elections, DAILY GAZETTE has learned.
Until his retirement, Ari Muhammed served as the DIG in charge of Operations at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
His exit came under the leadership of the embattled Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Sources confirmed that DIG Ari Muhammed has pitched his tent with the APC and is already strategizing to contest for the Nasarawa South Senatorial District.
“Ari Mohammed is equally contesting for Senate under APC in the Nasarawa South,” a source said on Saturday.
DIG Ari was among several senior officers—including DIGs Dasuki Galandachi, Rhoda Adetutu Olofu, Jonathan Towuru (representing the South-South geopolitical zone), Suleiman Yusuf, Banji Lawal Badru, and Bala Ciroma—who were retired over allegations of age falsification and violations of service regulations.
In pursuing his political ambitions, Ari Muhammed appears to be following in the footsteps of former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar Adamu.
Adamu, who retired in 2021, has also declared his intention to run for Nasarawa State governor in the 2027 elections under the APC platform.
DAILY GAZETTE earlier reported that Adamu made his declaration during a meeting with the APC State Working Committee in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.
Speaking at the meeting, Adamu said his decision to join the race was motivated by a “clarion call” from the people of Nasarawa.
“I am answering the call of my people who believe I can serve and move Nasarawa forward,” Adamu stated.
He further pledged, “My administration, by the grace of God, will be inclusive, transparent, and focused on delivering tangible development across all sectors.”
