Our military sources said the evolving machination
threatens to polarize the military as several mid-level
officers are reported to be furious with their superiors
who are warming up to the idea.


BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK

President Goodluck Jonathan and his closest cronies
are still collaborating with a tight-nit circle of military officers to scuttle Nigeria’s general elections that had been postponed by six weeks from the original date of February 14, 2015, according to revelations by several political and security sources.

After failing to gain traction with the floating a so-
called government of national unity, Mr. Jonathan
and his associates have placed renewed hope in
persuading some top military generals to force
another postponement of the elections, once again
using insecurity as their ruse.

SaharaReporters had revealed through several
reports that President Jonathan was set on invoking
the climate of insecurity in Nigeria’s northeast to win a postponement of the elections. However, with
members of his party admitting that Mr. Jonathan’s
electoral fortunes remain dire, the president has
been persuaded by hawks close to him to try a fresh
tactic of using the uneasy military situation in the
northeast to thwart the elections.

Our sources disclosed that the latest plot is being
anchored by the National Security Adviser, retired
Colonel Sambo Dasuki, who has virtually assumed
the functions of the Minister of Defense, Aliyu Gusau.

The minister of defense, Gusau who is the NSA's in-
law has been tipped to head an interim government
in case it becomes a necessity. A military source told SaharaReporters that Mr. Sambo was now deploying his tremendous financial power to recruit top army generals into doing his bidding. Apart from the NSA, Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison Madueke and Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State were identified as the other important players in the latest risky gamble to further postpone elections.

Whilst Ms. Alison Madueke has been providing funds to finance the new plot, Governor Mimiko has been offering strategic advice on how to combat politicians within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) who may be opposed to the scheme.

Our military sources said the evolving machination
threatens to polarize the military as several mid-level officers are reported to be furious with their superiors who are warming up to the idea.

One source described President Jonathan as
unperturbed by the clamor for elections, telling
members of his kitchen cabinet that his decisions are based upon advice from army generals fighting
against Boko Haram.

Although Nigeria’s military top brass had claimed
that they would wipe out Boko Haram in six weeks,
the evidence points to the reality that the Islamist
terrorist group may be growing stronger and
increasing its ability to strike against new targets.

Recently, the Islamist insurgent group has launched
a series of attacks on Gombe and Adamawa State,
the latest state in the northeast. They have also
captured a few more towns in Borno State.

The postponement of the election appears to have
given Boko Haram militants a new boost. In a recent
video released few days ago by its leader, Abubakar
Shekau, the group talked about their disruption of
the upcoming elections.

One security source said the latest plan to scuttle the elections would involve a deliberate effort to allow the security climate to worsen across Nigeria. One plank of the plan is to sponsor Niger Delta militants to cause havoc in the oil-rich delta region in the coming weeks. If the situation becomes dire enough, President Jonathan would then have grounds to declare a national emergency that would make elections impossible in March.

Recently, political thugs financed by Mrs. Patience
Jonathan began shooting at opposition rallies held in Rivers State. Such politically-motivated attacks have also been planned for several other states of the federation to create an atmosphere that would get more Nigerians to accept the unviability of holding elections, according to several sources.

“The goal by Mr. President is to achieve another postponement of the elections, but this time by six months,” a source familiar with the plot disclosed.

A source stated that the plan explained the fact that Nigeria’s security services have yet to schedule an inter-agency briefing with top officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to discuss a comprehensive strategy for guaranteeing security during the elections.

Mr. Jonathan’s military option is meant to proceed in tandem with a parallel plan to offer massive bribes to members of the National Assembly to win their support for a six-month extension of the tenure of his administration. Several lawmakers said they were aware of the plan, but added that there was little hope of a majority of legislators backing the plan.

In what represents a third plank of the plot, several
cronies of Mr. Jonathan have filed or plan to file
lawsuits aimed at scuttling the elections by seeking
the disqualification of the APC’s presidential
candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. At the latest count,
some 11 lawsuits have been filed by persons or
entities tied to Mr. Jonathan, including the
government of Plateau State which has filed a case
asking INEC to discard it current voters roll in favor of the one used in 2011.


http://saharareporters.com/2015/02/19/jonathan-military-chiefs-working-still-scuttle-elections

We don hear

Trouble dey sleep, yanga want wake am!

SR Permutates More Than...(You Know Them)

SR is useless!

It's high time something is done about Sahara reporters and their fake reportage/permutations. They are consistently trying to set the country on fire by all these permutations which most times are just conjectures. Well meaning Nigerians needs to act now.

that President Jonathan was set on invoking
the climate of insecurity in Nigeria’s northeast to win a postponement of the elections.

I refuse to believe this because the recent offensive launched & recorded success contradict this.

l will take this as hearsay until the March date comes and go.

warrior01:
It's high time something is done about Sahara reporters and their fake reportage/permutations. They are consistently trying to set the country on fire by all these permutations which most times are just conjectures. Well meaning Nigerians needs to act now.

A series of consistent cyber attacks on the useless website will be very justified!

They think because they are an online news body then they are immuned from their responsibilities to verifiable news!

castrokins:
SR Permutates More Than...(You Know Them)

they know how to predict a game,but in case it happen,we should be ready to withstand this their evil plan.

Sahara reporters can also be called arewa reporters. They are working on the disunity of the south. The south is stupidly happy

SR is not permutating anything, it only tries to beat Jonathan at his games.

okosodo:
Sahara reporters can also be called arewa reporters. They are working on the disunity of the south. The south is stupidly happy

What are on about? Should they be biased in their reports just to favour South?