Chief of staff to the president, Abba Kyari is a malignant force in the Buhari
administration. Behind his smile is a transparent gossamer of contrived ability that
has immunised him from his failures. He is the egotistical face of the presidential
triumvirate and unholy trinity created by Buhari, as a protective cocoon of the
familiar and trusted. Abba Kyari is the powerful devil-may-care point man of the
committee of “public safety”, along with Babagana Kingibe and Mamman Daura. The
bloodless coup leading to President Buhari’s abdication is akin to the Coup of 18
Brumaire in which Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew himself by staging a coup within
a coup, to become the first consul of France, thus setting the stage for the end of the
French revolution. Has Buhari created his own failure by creating this tribal
conclave of far right corrupt conservatives who love money and power in equal
measure, without any tempering influence of morality?
News filtered out that Mathew Seiyefa, the acting director general of the Department
of State Services (DSS) was directed by Kyari to recall all redeployed officers he
transferred out of the DSS headquarters when he resumed office on August 8, 2018.
This was on the grounds that the reorganisation in the agency was done without
clearance from the presidency.
Seiyefa was appointed following the unceremonious removal of Lawal Daura for
deploying operatives to lay siege to the National Assembly, wielding guns and with
their faces behind balaclavas. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo sacked Daura when his
boss was in London on vacation. At the time, Nigerians were sceptical of Daura’s
sack, given Buhari’s weak paternalistic leadership and preference for his own. Short
of reinstating Daura, all Daura lieutenants redeployed by Seiyefa have been returned
to their previous positions. Among those who returned to their former desks are
Bassey Eteng and Grace Kentebe, both directors loyal to Daura and the cabal.
Bit by bit, Abba Kyari’s brawling, blustery moves, chip away at Buhari’s credibility
and he seems helpless, as if Kyari has something on him. This imponderably stupid
move has created a lot of tension at the DSS, and the directive has been complied
with by the personnel, most especially those associated with the cabal. Eteng and
Kentebe have resumed and personnel morale is expectedly low. How can Seiyefa
perform when he has no free hand to run the agency he leads? Why this undue
interference in the affairs of the service by the chief of staff to the president? Time
and again, Abba Kyari’s name pops up in relation to scandals. Below is a catalogue of
Abba Kyari’s scandal in 2016 alone:
…Evidence was reportedly presented to President Buhari
that Abba Kyari collected N500 million from the South
African telecommunications company, MTN to help reduce
the fine imposed on them by the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC)…
June 16, 2016: Kyari and Mamman Daura were accused of blocking an investigation
being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into
Sahara Energy, which was alleged to have received the sum of $400 million from
former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke as a conduit to funnel funds to
third parties;
June 22, 2016: Kyari, Abubakar Malami, the attorney general of the federation and
Nduka Obaigbena, ThisDay publisher were alleged to be masterminds of the plot to
oust Ibrahim Magu, the EFCC acting chairman, from office. The AGF subsequently
delayed Magu’s letter of nomination to the Senate for confirmation, aided by the
chief of staff;
August 16, 2016: The chief of staff, in apparent abuse of his office, was alleged to
have mounted pressure on the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) to
absolve Seawolf Limited, of its debts. Seawolf owes First Bank of Nigeria a whooping
one hundred and sixty billion naira (N160 billion).
September 20, 2016: Evidence was reportedly presented to President
Buhari that Abba Kyari collected N500 million from the South
African telecommunications company, MTN to help reduce the fine
imposed on them by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC);
In all the drama that unfolded on Bẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀, one thing stood
out: Abba Kyari was quoted as saying, “if Buhari cannot be
caught, neither can I.” With that quote, the immortal
words of Karl Marx came to life again! “History repeats
itself twice, the first time as tragedy, the second time as
farce”.
October 21, 2016: Following reports that Kyari received the MTN bribe, President
Muhammadu Buhari ordered the inspector general of Police, Ibrahim Idris to
investigate the allegation. The investigation went no where. It died!
Another explosive allegation was served hot to us over Bẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀ Radio on September
2, 2018, involving Abba Kyari in a Hilux truck scam. In an apparent abuse of office,
bribery, intimidation, unjust imprisonment, influence peddling, fraud, and violation
of procurement guidelines, the chief of staff, gave his nephew Bako Kyari a contract
to supply Hilux trucks. Bako Kyari sold family properties to fund the contract, and
Abba Kyari, using an intermediary, Ado Sani, appropriated the proceeds. He not only
deprived his nephew of N30 million, he used the DSS under Lawal Daura to lock up
Bako and the police officer – DSP Lawal – who Bako complained to. DSP Lawal was
inconsolable as he recounted his ordeal at the hands of the DSS.
When will Buhari touch his roguish anointeds? When will these charades stop? Abba
Kyari poses a direct challenge to Nigeria’s democracy, because he embodies the
empty promise of Buhari’s anti-corruption fight. For a man whose animating
ideology is money by any means and whose power relations can be charitably
characterised as arrogant, Nigeria is indeed in trouble! In all the drama that
unfolded on Bẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀, one thing stood out: Abba Kyari was quoted as saying, “if
Buhari cannot be caught, neither can I.” With that quote, the immortal words of Karl
Marx came to life again! “History repeats itself twice, the first time as tragedy, the
second time as farce”.
Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú a farmer, youth advocate and political analyst writes
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For those with patience and data. it will interest you to see this explosive revelation by the victim (his nephew) of Abbah Kyari's abuse of public office.

Here is a youtube link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2apF_HiKQ8&feature=youtu.be

Deodorant for the cabals that is holding Nigeria progress to ransom while insecticide for oppositions .

That power get expiring date!

His days of reckoning are coming

OP, the first paragraph could turn potential readers off.

Those 'untouchables' in the corridors of power now should learn from the travails of Dasuki.

Power is transient and the table could turn sooner than expected.

nawa o

…Evidence was reportedly presented to President Buhari that Abba Kyari collected N500 million from the South African telecommunications company, MTN to help reduce the fine imposed on them by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)….

Abba Kyari was quoted as saying, “if Buhari cannot be caught, neither can I.”

Abba Kyari corruption is Buhari's corruption.SMH!

I watched this till the end far. Nigeria which way now. so our various institutions can't stand up against strong men. it's is well. We will get there someday

My disgust is, when they are campaigning, you won't see him.
They will give campaign director and party Chairman to South but after getting into office, these evil northern men will come out and lock everyone else out

Corruption Galore in the state house under Buhari

well, subject to the response of kyari (I doubt he would respond anyway), this needs to be looked into.


on corruption in pmb's government, it has taken firmer roots than at any other time in Nigeria's history.


it baffles when some people talk about pmb's so called integrity. all they need to look at is the report on PTF & how funds were mismanaged.

this is a man who sanctioned the importation of expired drugs worth billions (of course while billions was budgeted, one can be rest assured that 90% of it found its way to private pockets).


even when he took over power in 83, one of his 1st actions unknown to many, was to destroy all records of the $2.8b transaction.


besides, this is a man that has willingly surrounded himself with 'thieves'... he praises them, looks the other way when they steal, entrusts billions to them whilst known a larger percentage will be looted & yet, when he says he has integrity, some clowns will stand up for him.



it is also sad that those issues we all castigated previous governments for are suddenly been excused & justified by pmb's band of praise singers.


if they truly wanted the progress of Nigeria, pmb would be held accountable for the present decay in Nigeria's, morally, infrastructure wise, political, security & economically...

anthoneg:
For those with patience and data. it will interest you to see this explosive revelation by the victim (his nephew) of Abbah Kyari's abuse of public office.

Here is a youtube link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2apF_HiKQ8&feature=youtu.be

After watching this video of you still support the Buhari govt then I am sorry for you ..The govt is At par with Idi Amins govt

ivandragon:
well, subject to the response of kyari (I doubt he would respond anyway), this needs to be looked into.


on corruption in pmb's government, it has taken firmer roots than at any other time in Nigeria's history.


it baffles when some people talk about pmb's so called integrity. all they need to look at is the report on PTF & how funds were mismanaged.

this is a man who sanctioned the importation of expired drugs worth billions (of course while billions was budgeted, one can be rest assured that 90% of it found its way to private pockets).


even when he took over power in 83, one of his 1st actions unknown to many, was to destroy all records of the $2.8b transaction.


besides, this is a man that has willingly surrounded himself with 'thieves'... he praises them, looks the other way when they steal, entrusts billions to them whilst known a larger percentage will be looted & yet, when he says he has integrity, some clowns will stand up for him.



it is also sad that those issues we all castigated previous governments for are suddenly been excused & justified by pmb's band of praise singers.


if they truly wanted the progress of Nigeria, pmb would be held accountable for the present decay in Nigeria's, morally, infrastructure wise, political, security & economically...

Buhari is very very very very far from being a man of integrity

Buhari and Abba Kyari are on the same page. Partners in crime.

He is actually d president. GMB ceded his powers to him thus his infuence

ivandragon:
well, subject to the response of kyari (I doubt he would respond anyway), this needs to be looked into.


on corruption in pmb's government, it has taken firmer roots than at any other time in Nigeria's history.


it baffles when some people talk about pmb's so called integrity. all they need to look at is the report on PTF & how funds were mismanaged.

this is a man who sanctioned the importation of expired drugs worth billions (of course while billions was budgeted, one can be rest assured that 90% of it found its way to private pockets).


even when he took over power in 83, one of his 1st actions unknown to many, was to destroy all records of the $2.8b transaction.


besides, this is a man that has willingly surrounded himself with 'thieves'... he praises them, looks the other way when they steal, entrusts billions to them whilst known a larger percentage will be looted & yet, when he says he has integrity, some clowns will stand up for him.



it is also sad that those issues we all castigated previous governments for are suddenly been excused & justified by pmb's band of praise singers.


if they truly wanted the progress of Nigeria, pmb would be held accountable for the present decay in Nigeria's, morally, infrastructure wise, political, security & economically...

the greater work is convincing his praise singers of the present decay in Nigeria and its various institutions

Wiseandtrue:
Abba Kyari is the president while Buhari is the chief of staff

What a combo! And the other members of the cabal.