After succeeding in securing poll
postponement, PDP has begun its
next move to ensure that the
presidential candidate of APC,
General Muhammadu Buhari, does
not emerge as the winner of the
election.
After the postponement
announcement, PDP was quick to
applaud the decision while APC
fumed. Millions of Nigerians
sneered, even as people around
the world took the news of
postponement as a shock too
difficult to believe. But close
watchers of Nigeria’s political
trend believe the success of this
first move is critical to the next
move to ensure Buhari is not
allowed to contest the election.
Sources confirmed that it was not
the security issue that was the
problem in driving the election
postponement agenda, it was
Buhari that PDP leaders do not
want. They also feared Jega is too
independent and difficult to rally
into the PDP scheme that will
ensure that Jonathan succeeds in
the plot and so he must also go.
As PDP celebrates the
postponement success, the
President’s kitchen cabinet is
pulling another string again to
ensure that if he cannot have his
way to take another shot at the
presidency, Buhari’s hope must
also be dashed and Nigerians’
desire for change is aborted.
As reported by The Monitors few
days ago, dependable sources in
the know of the plot have again
confirmed that the Presidency has
procured a pliable judge with a bill
of N2billion to give a
disqualification verdict that will bar
Buhari from the presidential
election holding on March 28.
Events in the court tomorrow,
Monday February 9, will shape the
events to come as already
concluded by the President’s men.
It was learnt that National Security
Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, Chief
Edwin Clark, all service chiefs,
some Yoruba leaders opposed to
Tinubu’s clout, Ayo Fayose, and
several others are insisting that
Jonathan should deploy
“everything at your disposal to
stamp your authority to have your
way”.
Fayose reportedly insisted that the
President should deploy soldiers in
Ekiti State, saying that he had
information that APC is planning
Ekiti as its base to launch
resistance against the plan for the
president to have his way. Sources
hinted that Fayose’s suggestion
was supported by Omisore,
Obanikoro, Minister of Police
Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan and Buruji
Kashamu.
Sources hinted though that a
caucus within PDP is urging
caution against rushing into the
court matter on Monday, but they
explained that this is a tactical
plan to cool the anger among
Nigerians who are not happy about
the postponement. “This may
boomerang,” they reportedly
cautioned.
Sources confirmed that the safety
net for the judge who will
disqualify Buhari is immediate
relocation to Dubai where a
palatial home is already prepared
for him and members of his family.
The plan is to relocate the judge
finally from Nigeria, For the
judge’s safety, he is to leave the
court straight for the airport for a
waiting airplane to fly him out to
safety.
As part of the bargain, his proxy in
Nigeria is to execute the multi-
billion naira contracts facilitated
by the presidency to enable the
judge have a blissful sojourn in
Dubai.
Starting from Monday, relentless
allegations of illegal conducts will
be launched against Jega. They
will include embezzlement, INEC
contract scams, secret deals with
APC and sundry alleged crimes
that will paint Jega black that will
natural elicitate clamours for his
sack to save the credibility of the
election.
More media smear campaigns will
be launched against Buhari and
Jega with AIT and NTA playing
leading roles. More Yoruba leaders
will be drafted to lend anti-Buhari/
Jega voice in the media. OPC
members loyal to Faseun group
will be heavily mobilized. Gani
Adams is reportedly being cautious
about his involvement, but reports
suggest he is under tremendous
pressure from Governor Segun
Mimiko to join in pro-Jonathan
scheme.
This came as details of Ekiti poll
fixing scandal involving the
President, Ayo Fayose, Musiliu
Obanikoro, Chris Uba, Iyiola
Omisore, General Momah and
others emerged at the weekend.
It is believed that in days ahead,
this scandal will dominate political
space with more pressure on
Fayose with Jonathan having
difficulty to defend himself over his
alleged involvement in Ekiti
scandal.
According to sources, international
media may take Ekiti matter
beyond what the President may
have ever contemplated. In fact,
sources said Jonathan would meet
the most embarrassing moment of
his life as events unfold on Ekiti
issue.
Facts had earlier revealed in a
secretly recorded meeting of
Jonathan’s men held at Fayose’s
Spotless Hotel which confirmed
that President Jonathan was the
chief author of the scandal. That
much Obanikoro explained in his
speech while telling the army
officer to get serious in his
assignment.
Obanikoro had said in the tape: “I
am not here for a tea party. I am
here to carry out the assignment
by Mr President.”
Details of how Fayose and his
gang got INEC computers and soft
copy of election materials were
revealed by Fayose and Chris Uba
during discussion and this was
secretly recorded in the meeting.
The Army officer, Captain Sage
Koli, who secretly recorded the
meeting, has since resigned his
commission from the Nigerian
Army and fled to exile. In the tape,
Fayose was heard fuming, giving
details of his plan that involved the
President, Chief of Army Staff,
Brigadier General Momah of the 32
Artillery Brigade based in Akure.
Fayose was also heard talking
about how he collected soft copies
of sensitive materials from INEC,
including its computers. Details of
the scandal are on the nets being
read around the world.
Now that Jonathan will find it
difficult to connive with bad
elements in INEC to have access
to its computers and soft copies of
the election materials for illegal
printing of ballot papers to fix
March 23 and April 11 polls, the
option left is to get rid of Buhari
and blackmail Jega to force his
resignation. The plan is already
concluded, but whistle-blowers are
at work to save Nigerians from the
callous anti-democratic behaviour
of the President who is fast
building a reputation for himself as
the most dangerous President
Nigeria has ever produced.
President Jonathan has drawn a
line between his ambition and
Nigerians’ desire to elect the
President of their choice. How the
president hopes to win the battle
is left to conjecture. But it is not in
doubt that corrupt judges, in spite
of their oath of office, have
constituted themselves as a big
challenge to the growth of
democracy in Nigeria. But sources
said Jonathan and the judge and
their collaborators will be shocked
out of their wits by the time the
whistle-blowers monitoring their
plans release the more details of
their perfidy to the world leaders
who abhor corruption and election
manipulations.
The Monitors is on their trail too.
Details of their next move will be
released as they come.
Culled from The Monitor