‘Osinbajo Has No Business Investigating Babachir, DG NIA’
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called the attention of Nigerians to an alleged plot by President Muhammadu Buhari to bury details of the controversial $43 million Osborn cash.
Fayose, who wondered why Vice President Yemi Osinabjo would be involved in the investigation of Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), alleged that the SGF’s suspension was only an attempt to divert attention and cover-up the real owners of the $43 million.
The governor further described the suspension of Lawal and Ayo Oke, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), as the height of confusion on the part of the Federal Government.
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Fayose said this on Wednesday in a statement by his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka.
“Would the president have set up a probe panel if these scams were linked to anyone in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or those members of his party that are not in his good books?.
“Most importantly, what business does presidential committee have with investigation of crime? Are they telling Nigerians that they have lost confidence in all the intelligence and investigative agencies of the government, including the EFCC and DSS?
“The Buhari-led federal government is operating like many governments within one government. There appears to be many presidencies within the presidency and this is the reason for the confusion everywhere.
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“Why wait for this messy OsborneGate to act on the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) grass-cutting scam? Could it have been a case of one presidency (Buhari) writing the senate on January 17, 2017 to clear the SGF and another presidency suspending him today?” the governor queried.
