The sources disclosed that Mr. Jonathan, Petroleum
Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the chairman of
the PDP’s board of trustees, Tony Anenih, Ondo
State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and Ijaw political
figure, Edwin Clark, were the main players in the
new scheme.
Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the chairman of
the PDP’s board of trustees, Tony Anenih, Ondo
State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and Ijaw political
figure, Edwin Clark, were the main players in the
new scheme.
President Goodluck Jonathan and his inner circle
have begun new moves to jettison elections
altogether, hoping that members of the National
Assembly will agree to postpone polls once again
and instead settle for a so-called interim national
government, according to information received from
several sources, one of them embedded in the
Presidency in Abuja.
have begun new moves to jettison elections
altogether, hoping that members of the National
Assembly will agree to postpone polls once again
and instead settle for a so-called interim national
government, according to information received from
several sources, one of them embedded in the
Presidency in Abuja.
The sources disclosed that Mr. Jonathan, Petroleum
Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the chairman of
the PDP’s board of trustees, Tony Anenih, Ondo
State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and Ijaw political
figure, Edwin Clark, were the main players in the
new scheme. They are reportedly determined to sell
their new plan to a small nucleus of key legislators
at the National Assembly to discuss how best to
recruit supporters, sources knowledgeable about
the astonishing plot revealed.
Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the chairman of
the PDP’s board of trustees, Tony Anenih, Ondo
State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and Ijaw political
figure, Edwin Clark, were the main players in the
new scheme. They are reportedly determined to sell
their new plan to a small nucleus of key legislators
at the National Assembly to discuss how best to
recruit supporters, sources knowledgeable about
the astonishing plot revealed.
The team pushing this new idea, one source said, is
operating on the premise that it would be
“dangerous to hand over power to Muhammadu
Buhari.” Ms. Alison-Madueke was reported to be a
hawkish pusher of the idea, with one of our sources
adding that the Petroleum Minister was extremely
anxious about the prospect of a Buhari Presidency
exposing her numerous shady deals in the oil
sector through which she and a few players
selected by her have drained billions of dollars of oil
revenues into their private holdings.
operating on the premise that it would be
“dangerous to hand over power to Muhammadu
Buhari.” Ms. Alison-Madueke was reported to be a
hawkish pusher of the idea, with one of our sources
adding that the Petroleum Minister was extremely
anxious about the prospect of a Buhari Presidency
exposing her numerous shady deals in the oil
sector through which she and a few players
selected by her have drained billions of dollars of oil
revenues into their private holdings.
Ms. Alison-Madueke has assured the group that
some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) as well as several big-time
beneficiaries of oil sector deals, including importers
of refined fuel, were committed to the plan and
willing to provide slush funds to pay a bribe of $2
million dollars to each senator and $1 million to key
members of the House of Representatives to
persuade them to endorse the plot to derail
elections permanently and install an interim national
government. The president is working through
officials of the NNPC to fund the massive bribe
scheme.
some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) as well as several big-time
beneficiaries of oil sector deals, including importers
of refined fuel, were committed to the plan and
willing to provide slush funds to pay a bribe of $2
million dollars to each senator and $1 million to key
members of the House of Representatives to
persuade them to endorse the plot to derail
elections permanently and install an interim national
government. The president is working through
officials of the NNPC to fund the massive bribe
scheme.
Mr. Jonathan’s henchmen have begun discussions
with some members of the National Assembly as
the legislative body prepares to resume another
legislative session in Abuja next week. It would be
the first time the legislature would sit after the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
announced last week that polls, which were
scheduled for February 14, 2015, had been
postponed for six weeks.
with some members of the National Assembly as
the legislative body prepares to resume another
legislative session in Abuja next week. It would be
the first time the legislature would sit after the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
announced last week that polls, which were
scheduled for February 14, 2015, had been
postponed for six weeks.
According to those who briefed SaharaReporters on
the latest scheme by the Presidency, Mr. Jonathan
plans to sell to key legislators the argument that,
since Nigeria is at war at the moment, the
government would need another six months at least
to fight off Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast
of Nigeria before elections can take place.
the latest scheme by the Presidency, Mr. Jonathan
plans to sell to key legislators the argument that,
since Nigeria is at war at the moment, the
government would need another six months at least
to fight off Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast
of Nigeria before elections can take place.
A source close to a former military head of state,
Abdulsalam Abubakar, told SaharaReporters that
Mr. Jonathan had approached the retired officer and
pleaded with him to consider heading an interim
national government that would be put in place on
May 29, 2015 if Mr. Jonathan’s plan prevails.
“General Abubakar promptly declined the offer and
immediately informed some ex-heads of state
about the offer,” the source disclosed.
Mr. Jonathan and Ms. Madueke have revived the
scheme to avoid elections after a sobering meeting
the president held last Thursday night with PDP
governors and top party figures. The participants at
the meeting were candid in conceding that the
forthcoming presidential elections would not favor
President Jonathan despite its postponement for six
weeks.
Abdulsalam Abubakar, told SaharaReporters that
Mr. Jonathan had approached the retired officer and
pleaded with him to consider heading an interim
national government that would be put in place on
May 29, 2015 if Mr. Jonathan’s plan prevails.
“General Abubakar promptly declined the offer and
immediately informed some ex-heads of state
about the offer,” the source disclosed.
Mr. Jonathan and Ms. Madueke have revived the
scheme to avoid elections after a sobering meeting
the president held last Thursday night with PDP
governors and top party figures. The participants at
the meeting were candid in conceding that the
forthcoming presidential elections would not favor
President Jonathan despite its postponement for six
weeks.
A source close to former President Olusegun
Obasanjo told SaharaReporters that the incumbent
president’s machination to thwart elections was the
provocation for a recent intensification of verbal
warfare between Mr. Jonathan and ex-President
Obasanjo. The latter has publicly accused Mr.
Jonathan of plotting to stymie election now
scheduled for March 28, the same way former
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire caused a
political crisis in his country after loosing an
election, bringing his country close to a civil war.
The latest plan by Mr. Jonathan, several sources
said, is driven by Ms. Alison-Madueke’s
desperation. The Petroleum Minister is reportedly
worried that she would not be able to avoid
prosecution for several questionable deals in the oil
sector that have catapulted her and her minions to
billionaires. Her fear is reportedly heightened by the
fact that she does not see the prospect of being
granted asylum in any European or North American
nation should she decide to flee abroad if Mr.
Jonathan loses.
Obasanjo told SaharaReporters that the incumbent
president’s machination to thwart elections was the
provocation for a recent intensification of verbal
warfare between Mr. Jonathan and ex-President
Obasanjo. The latter has publicly accused Mr.
Jonathan of plotting to stymie election now
scheduled for March 28, the same way former
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire caused a
political crisis in his country after loosing an
election, bringing his country close to a civil war.
The latest plan by Mr. Jonathan, several sources
said, is driven by Ms. Alison-Madueke’s
desperation. The Petroleum Minister is reportedly
worried that she would not be able to avoid
prosecution for several questionable deals in the oil
sector that have catapulted her and her minions to
billionaires. Her fear is reportedly heightened by the
fact that she does not see the prospect of being
granted asylum in any European or North American
nation should she decide to flee abroad if Mr.
Jonathan loses.
A source close to Mr. Jonathan revealed that First
Lady Patience Jonathan has occasionally fumed
and blamed Ms. Alison-Madueke of causing her
husband’s popular unpopularity.
(Source: Sahara reporters)
Lady Patience Jonathan has occasionally fumed
and blamed Ms. Alison-Madueke of causing her
husband’s popular unpopularity.
(Source: Sahara reporters)
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