Patrick Abba Moro is a Nigerian educational administrator, politician and former Minister of the Federal Ministry Of Interior.
14 Facts About Abba Moro
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Abba Moro is currently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
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Abba Moro had his primary education at LGEA special Primary School, Odessassa between 1963 and 1969.
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Abba Moro later attended Emmanuel Secondary School at Ugbokolo from 1969 to 1974 before he proceeded to Federal Government College, Kano where he obtained a Higher School Certificate in 1975.
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Abba Moro began his academic career at Benue State Polytechnic as a lecturer where he served as head of the Department of General Studies for one year and head of the department of Public Administration for four years and later as dean of studies, School of Business and Administration Studies.
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Abba Moro was later elected as chairman of the Benue State Polytechnic chapter of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.
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Abba Moro served in that capacity for four years before he was elected as the National President of Polytechnic Senior Staff of Nigeria in 1986.
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Abba Moro began his political career as elected Chairman of Okpokwu Local Government Council in 1998.
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Abba Moro was the People's Democratic Party candidate for the April 2007 Benue state governorship election but lost to the opposition party and in July 2011, he was appointed as honorable Minister of the Federal Ministry Of Interior by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Abba Moro was sued to court for fraud over a botched recruitment drive, which resulted in stampedes that left 20 people dead in 2014 and is currently facing trials.
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Abba Moro was charged with fraud in relation to the stampede.
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Abba Moro has pleaded not guilty to his role in an alleged $2.5m fraud, involving missing application fees.
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Abba Moro was charged to court by EFCC, over fatal N677m Immigration recruitment scam in 2014.
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Abba Moro scored 85,162 votes to beat his main challenger, Steven Lawani of the All Progressives Congress who polled 47,972.