• President’s Loss Of Focus, Aides’ Rift Exacerbate Insecurity, Put Nigerians At Risk — PDP

• Feud Between NSA, Chief Of Staff Injurious To National Security—Amachree

• APC Keeps Mum

• Sacking Service Chiefs Alone Won’t End Insecurity — Obi

For Nigerians who expected President Muhammadu Buhari to come down hard on his kitchen cabinet, otherwise dubbed the cabal, for exposing the lack of cohesion in his government, through recent and previously leaked memos, that may not come soon.

A Presidency source, yesterday, confided in The Guardian that the President has asked his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) to go and settle their differences.

Asked if that was all, the source said; “well, Oga suffers long,” meaning that he gives his trusted allies sufficient time to either redeem themselves, or get fired. But they don’t get fired easily.

Tracing the genesis of the animosity between Kyari and Monguno, the source said it has to do with the latter’s urbane and cosmopolitan style, and ability to caution the team on excesses.

He is said to also have the President’s ears on serious matters. That was the position during President Buhari’s first four years. After the successful prosecution of the 2019 presidential election, the source said Kyari had plans to push for Monguno’s exit and return the sacked director general of the Department of States Services (DSS) Lawan Daura as NSA, but that didn’t work. Even Femi Adesina was also to have suffered same fate. But they seem to have earned the trust of President Buhari, and he refused to drop them.

The President, the source said expressed shock over the idea of wanting to return Daura, but the matter was allowed to rest.

The NSA, having secured his appointment in President Buhari’s second term found courage to now cry out through memos already in the public space.

Meanwhile, serious reconciliation is ongoing and if it plays out well, nothing dramatic is going to happen, except that the President is unhappy that Kyari is reaching out to service chiefs without the knowledge of the NSA.

Kyari’s excuse was that the NSA did not maintain a good personal relationship with the service chiefs, an alibi, which the source declaimed, saying perhaps a little personality ego may have existed between the NSA and the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai.

With the exposure, the source said Kyari does not find the bad public opinion of him very palatable. Consequently, he may need to adopt another style.

On the likely fate of the embattled service chiefs, the source said that all options are on the table, as no single action is being contemplated at the moment.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has again expressed disappointment in Buhari’s handling of the crisis tearing his presidency apart, a situation it noted has worsened the already hopeless and unabating security challenges in the country.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, who spoke to The Guardian, yesterday, said: “The cluelessness and incompetence of the Presidency, which has prevented President Buhari from taking timely and appropriate decisions has unfortunately resulted in terrible infighting among those who illegally usurp and abuse such presidential powers.

“Our nation and people are being abandoned in the face of security threats that might cause more serious socio-political, economic hardship for petty infighting by Buhari’s henchmen,” the party stated.

Noting that security is the most important element of governance, followed by the welfare of citizens, the PDP argued that, “since President Buhari has relinquished these statutory responsibilities, he has no other reason to remain in office.

The party further noted that “the NSA’s memo that urged service chiefs to stop taking orders nor attending meetings called by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari further exposes the fact that our nation has been on autopilot under President Buhari, whose abdication of serious matters of state is directly responsible for the untold suffering, anguish, pain and escalated insecurity in the country.”

Attempts to get the APC to react to the unending rumblings between presidential aides, was unsuccessful as the party elected to keep mum.

The National Publicity Secretary of APC, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu declined to pick calls placed to his mobile phone, neither did he respond to text messages sent to him.

When contacted, the Chairman of the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), Mr. Niyi Akinsiju, said he would not speak hastily on an issue that is within the realm of speculation.

Said he: “We cannot actually take a stand on the issue because it is not an official rendition of happenings in the Presidential Villa. For us to take a stand, we must understand the content of the issue. So, we just have to leave it as it is for now.”

Also weighing in on the Kyari/Monguno feud, a retired Assistant Director of the State Security Service (SSS), now DSS, Dennis Amachree, said: “The National Security Adviser and the Chief of Staff to the President are both close and direct advisers to the President. While the Chief of Staff acts as the confidante and adviser, he is also given direct powers by the President to supervise, or filter certain issues from cabinet ministers.

“On the other hand, the National Security Adviser gives the President direct advice on national security issues, as well as act as a clearing house for all intelligence coming from security agencies. In other countries the NSA also plans presidential trips and gives background memos to the President for his meetings with other world leaders.

“In the Nigerian situation, the duties of the NSA and the Chief of Staff could overlap. The Chief of Staff also acts as the alter ego and sounding board of the President. So, it is not unlikely that advice from the NSA could be further discussed between the President and his Chief of Staff. So, there need not be a clash, as they are both working for the good of the President. However, in a breakdown of this nature, the President should step in and resolve it urgently. A face-off between these two top aides of the President does not spell good for our national security. More so, when the country is prosecuting a war on insurgency in the North East,” a national security analyst submitted.

For the Managing Director/CEO Hakes & Partners Limited, Col. Hassan Stan-Labo, the security situation in the country is beginning to take a heavy toll on the Presidency, where aides are now engaging in altercations over sensitive issues. He said the security implications of the incessant feuds could be disappointing in view of the general belief that all hands should be on deck. Stan-Labo said: “The situation between the NSA and the CoS shouldn’t have been left to degenerate to this level if good working relations had existed. Piled up emotions led to all these. The letter was quite in order and well articulated, but would have rather been re-adapted for the President and copied to all parties.

“The CoS was not only usurping the powers of the President, but also that of the NSA. The NSA must be a very patient fellow to have put up with such encroachment on the powers of his office all these years. The CoS’s responsibility does not include the coordination of security matters.

That’s why the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) is domiciled within the Presidency. All matters relating to security could have been directed to the ONSA. RELATEDLY, the former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that sacking of the service chiefs by Buhari alone will not put a stop to insecurity in the country. Obi who spoke yesterday as the convocation lecturer at the 8th Convocation Lecture/Ceremony of Veritas University, Abuja said for Nigeria to completely address the problem of insecurity, there must be a deliberate effort to revive the declining economy.

https://m.guardian.ng/news/why-buhari-is-not-coming-down-hard-on-kyari-monguno/

He needs to address the issue on time , he is the president for God sake

Frankly I did have high hopes for Apc federal government. Due largely to the acumen of people who formed the Apc. But sadly Bulgari has abdicated running of government to a few selfish individuals who were not elected by the people. It is sad. And in all honesty the blame should rest at his feet.
The biggest threat to thE survival of Apc in 2023 is president Buhari. Because the Apc will have to run sorely on his performance because he will not be on the ballot.
When the government cannot handle security and members of his inner circle are fighting openly on what smells like corruption I wonder what the issues to highlight will be.
However there is still time to recalibrate.

Like seriously* if he does you people will shout dictatorship. Buhari said he is converted Democrats in 2015, even his wife criticize his administration but he said that's her freedom of speech... Buhari is the best president Nigeria ever produce period

Is the President even aware that there is any feud between the 2 top aides??

Is he aware of anything happening at all?

You can not come down hard on yourself. Reporting kyari to buhari is reporting yourself to kyari

You mean Nigerians expected Buhari come down hard ? Anybody still expecting anything form Buhari is MAD MAD MAD

Ok

God

Mad ohh

lies.is buhari can't sack Abba kyari is Abba that will even sack.how many times has d police boss disobey bubu .has he been sacked

May God Help us, it seems everything is not working again in this precious Country of ours

The fraternity of the cabal have torn apart. The souls of all the dead as a result of this incompetent government are crying for Vengeance.

A television cannot function well without the remote.

Nigeria has entered one chance.

Let me give you guys some lecture. During Buhari's 1983-85 millitary administration, it was Tunde idiagbon that acted as the president, and now as a civilian president it is abba kyari that is now actually acting. Do you know what that means? It means that Buhari has nothing in his brain since time immemorial.

Me Im just patiently waiting for the next election.

tsephanyah:
Like seriously* if he does you people will shout dictatorship. Buhari said he is converted Democrats in 2015, even his wife criticize his administration but he said that's her freedom of speech... Buhari is the best president Nigeria ever produce period

I weep for you and your next generation to come.

How hard do you expect him to cum before

Buhari is afraid Kyari will konk his head

If you are reading this then you're an idiot
Mind your business

JasonScoolari:
If you're expecting Baba Lifeless to come down hard on President Abba Kyari, then you should go boil stone, it will cure your sickness...


I mean, what do you think a notorious daura drunkard can do to a powerful and controlling President like Abba Kyari?

President Abba Kyari is just handling this issue with NSA diplomatically and the born-to-fail Daura President will dare not interfare else, he'll be on his way back to his ancestral home.

We don address diz tin na... We no get president. Abba na Vice president admin, Osinbajo na VP academics, buhari vice president special duties

tsephanyah:
Like seriously* if he does you people will shout dictatorship. Buhari said he is converted Democrats in 2015, even his wife criticize his administration but he said that's her freedom of speech... Buhari is the best president Nigeria ever produce period

Lol. You would make a great comedian


Attached below is a picture of the Ambassador of Nigeria to the United States.

Lol... I dont get this caption and write up... what di you expect a servant to do to his real and original master... its obvious that Abba Kyari is in charge.. what ever he says is what the ceremonial president PMB will do