How cabals within the Presidency allegedly hijacked Buhari’s ministerial appointments

President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to urgently save his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), from sliding into crisis by reversing some of the nomination for ministerial positions he made.

 
A statement yesterday, by a group, Save Democracy Contingent (SDC), alleged that some of the nominees were not members of the APC but got their appointments because they have relationships with a “cabal” within the Presidency and therefore do not merit their appointments. 
The group in the statement jointly signed by its President, Ade Ibitutu, and other officials,
namely Ahmed Jibrin, Okon Eta and Chijioke Nkwocha, alleged that Zainab Ahmed, the nominee from Kaduna, was nominated because she is a cousin to the state governor, Nasir El- Rufai, adding that Aisha Abubakar was allegedly nominated for being the daughter of Abubakar Alhaji and niece of Mamman Daura.
Recall that President Buhari has so far forwarded names of 37 Nigerians in two batches to the Senate for confirmation as ministers.
However, the president, last week, withdrew nomination of a former deputy governor of Niger State, Ahmed Ibeto.
The upper house has already confirmed 18 of the nominees, with the remaining 18 to be screened tomorrow (Tuesday), for subsequent confirmation.
The SDC also claimed that Suleiman Adamu was nominated merely for being Mr. Buhari’s nephew while Khadija Abba Bukar Ibrahim was picked because she was the wife of Abba Bukar Ibrahim, three time governor of Yobe State.
In the South, the group alleged that a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Isaac Adewole, was nominated “merely to make sure that the imprimatur of the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is absent, despite the gentleman agreement reached with the governor of Osun State before Colonel Olagunsoye Oyilola (rtd) decamped to APC.”
It also alleged that Claudius Daramola was chosen to diminish the hold of a former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu, in the South West.
The SDC further claimed that Anthony Anwuka, a professor, was nominated because he is an in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, “in spite of the fact that he was indicted by a White Paper of Visitation Panel led by S.A. Nsofor, JCA, which investigated the affairs of Imo State University and against the declaration of Justice Ngozi Opara of Imo State High Court on 29th of January, 2013.”
It said the appointment of persons indicted into position of authority is illegal, unconstitutional, immoral, null and void is binding.
It also faulted the appointment of Geoffrey Onyeama, an indigene of Enugu State, who it said was nominated because he was a class mate and friend of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the President
It further claimed that Okechukwu Enelama was nominated merely for being the Deputy Pastor to the Vice President.