Emerging facts show that the life of President Goodluck Jonathan
is currently in severe danger as fresh plan which is driven by forces
opposed to the emergence of Vice-President Jonathan as the acting
president, has a budget of N30 billion. The plot was
said to have been uncovered by security agents. Intelligence reports have it that the idea was to poison
Jonathan through those who are close to him. Those behind the plots are
also said to be considering using women to reach Jonathan.
It was gathered that this was one of the reasons the acting president banned solidarity visits to the Presidential Villa in Abujalast week.
A source said, “Their thinking is that they can apply the late General Sanni Abacha formula by using women to poison him.
Unfortunately, this plot has been blown open and the acting president,
also unfortunately for them, is a very quiet man who does not go after
women.”Many of the suspects to the plot, who are government officials,
have been identified as people who are “unhappy with the emergence of
the vice-president as acting president.” The source also informed that
the suspect would be charged for treason when arrested.
It was gathered that while a minister involved in the plot was disposed to the
assassination of the acting president,
another minister prefers the option of killing through food poisoning.
The source said those involved in the plot have started approaching
close associates of Jonathan with monetary offers. It was learnt that a
prominent family from the South-East was approached by those behind the
plot due to the closeness of some of its prominent members to Jonathan.
The source said that the plot was uncovered through one of such close associates of the acting president who was contacted for the plot but
decided to spill the bean.
The source said, “Security agents are already trailing those suspected to be behind this plot.
“We have adequate information about their activities and we will bid our
time before we make their arrest and charge them for treason.”
Huhuonline.com also gathered that the development formed part of the
reasons why Jonathan banned courtesy visits. Another security source
had earlier said the decision of the acting president to stop courtesy
visits was because “some of the so-called visitors could be agents of
security breach,” the source said. Meanwhile, the Presidency is said to be considering a pre-emptive step in the likelihood of the government of Saudi Arabia preventing the Federal Government delegation from having access to the President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua.
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) had, last week, mandated six ministers to visit the President six
ministers have reportedly been granted visas. Available facts revealed
further that the Federal Government has started oiling its diplomatic
machinery in preparation for the challenge of the position of the
government in Saudi Arabia. However, in another twist in the current power play, there are strong indications that former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,
is already mounting pressure on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan over
the choice of a vice-president. The pressure from Obasanjo is in
anticipation that President Umaru Yar’Adua would be declared
incapacitated, and Jonathan will be sworn-in as full president.
Obasanjo is pressing it on Jonathan that he must accept his nominee for
the position.
It would be recalled that Obasanjo had mandated a former super permanent secretary, Ahmed Joda, from Adamawa State, to lead the search team for a Vice-President to Jonathan. Those shortlisted as likely nominees are: the governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; former Minister of Agriculture, Adamu Bello; the governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje and his Adamawa State counterpart, Murtala Nyako. There are also reports that some groups are backing former National Security Adviser to Obasanjo, Aliyu Gusau. Gusau was a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party
in 2007. The development is however creating confusion among political
forces in the north because majority of opinion leaders in the region
believe that Obasanjo should not be allowed to nominate the deputy to
Jonathan. The pro-north politicians have however penciled both the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed and the governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, as their nominees for the position. .
In another development Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi
Babangida (rtd), and a former National Security Adviser (NSA),
General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), are both stakeholders in the proposed mega
party. It was learnt, one of the groups in the proposed party, the
National Democratic Initiative (NDI), revealed that both Babangida and
Gusau have told some of their loyalists to be involved in the proposed
mega party. The party, which will be unveiled this week, will publish
the names of all the stakeholders of the party. It was learnt that the
list will include the names of loyalists of Babangida and Gusau.
According to the source, the decision to unveil the party came after sessions of marathon meetings from Wednesday into the early morning of
Thursday last week in Abuja, which members of the Mega Summit Movement
(MSM), led by the octogenarian statesman, Chief Anthony Enahoro, and former presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, had with the NDI, which is led by a former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari. It would be recalled that Buhari (former Presidential candidate
for 2007 poll) recently left ANPP, where this alliance and sheer
horse-trading will lead this political juggernauts to, only time will
even as Nigerians and the international communities are watching with
keen interest.
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