₦airaland Forum

By Steve Osuji

The stench from Aso Rock, (Nigeria’s Presidential abode) wafts with dark plumes. GeographicReference

Dissipating across the land and beyond

Rising like wild gale

Piercing the clouds

A veritable Incubus

And the host of heavens squirm with crumpling noses

The noxious stench from Aso Rock Villa wafts across the world…

HOUSE OF SLEAZE: That President Bola Tinubu’s State House would become a smelly place was not in doubt. From hoary birth papers to illicit educational credentials. From cartel strategist to political usurpation.

It was all a messy stuff ab initio. It was like malevolent aliens were invading Nigeria’s Number One abode. Then add the suborned electoral mandate, stolen most brazenly in the dead of night…

You would think a group with such an odious baggage would turn out an epitome of prudence and probity. Not this gang!

On the contrary, never in the 35 years of this pre-eminent edifice, this very cathedral of our sovereignty, has never been so debased and desecrated.

Many leaders have passed through Aso Rock – from Ibrahim Babangida to Sani Abacha, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and even Muhammadu Buhari of yesterday. But never was our sacred abode so abused as we have it today.

THE ‘MATURE’ BUHARI GANG


Every head in Aso Rock had its cabal and denizens who exploit the rarefied environment and pristine accesses for their personal gains.

In the Buhari days, the gang was made up mainly of Abba Kyari, Mamman Daura, Ismaila Isa Funtua, Sabiu Tunde Yusuf, Babachir Lawal (to a point) and Lawal Musa Daura, former DG, DSS, among less notable others. There was even Papa Ahmed Joda, the super perm. Sec in the Buhari team at the beginning.

The Buhari cabal was a more mature crew made up of men with diverse backgrounds and bureaucratic experiences. Buhari’s first Chief of Staff, Kyari was well read and versed as a lawyer, top banker and public official.

So were many others of that class. Their leader, the president, was weak and ailing so this small Aso Rock group were the de facto authority and they got away with so much. But they were grounded and solid, and they did well not to create earth shaking scandals.

They understood the magnitude of the office of the president. The coming of Professor Sulu Gambari as chief of staff after the demise of Abba Kyari brought further order and stability to Buhari’s Aso Rock.

TINUBU’S RECKLESS, FECKLESS GANG

Quite unlike Buhari, Tinubu’s kitchen cabinet in Aso Rock led by his chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila is a poorly constituted lot. Politics

While Tinubu has turned out more vulnerable than Buhari, his kitchen team has also proved to be less tutored and less circumspect than the Buhari team. Apart from Gbajabiamila, most other members of this class are small time weasels who were mainly personal and domestic staff of Tinubu in his earlier incarnations.

None of the current Aso Rock key staff seem to have a grasp of the current call of duty.

Worse is that the First Lady and the First Son also run rampant in the Villa making a bad situation worse.

More troubling is that not one of the crowd in Aso Rock today has quality educational grounding like Kyari and Gambari for instance; not one has solid public service experience and most notably, not one is given to such gravitas that imbues stately integrity like Mamman and Joda.

The impression we get today from outside, looking in, is that Aso Rock is filled with people who are fighting to out-pilfer each other.

SLEAZE WITHOUT END, AMEN

A few weeks ago, Weekend Trust reported about cash-for-access racket being perpetrated by the Protocol Unit of Aso Rock. Yes, this has been a long-known tradition in the Village but today, the practice has become transcendental.

A particular governor from a southeast state is said to be one of the chief clients of the Aso Rock protocol unit. Mr Governor reportedly pays the boys at the Villa in dollars so they put him on every protocol list including seeing the president off at the airport every time he’s traveling. And as we know, the President travels all the time and Mr Governor who runs his state from Abuja is seen all the time at the Abuja airport waving goodbye to Mr President. ExecutiveBranch

CASH-FOR-APPOINTMENT SCAM IN ASO ROCK: EFCC COVER-UP

A certain Dr Halimat Adenike Tejuosho who is the South West women’s leader of the City Boys Movement, made a deposition to the EFCC early this year, detailing how hundreds of millions of naira and dollars were paid out someone between 2023 and 2025 for the purpose of securing ministerial and other juicy appointments from the Presidency.

Her contact person who apparently operated from Aso Rock, one Mallam Garuba, the conduit for the huge cash and transfers was reportedly apprehended by the EFCC. Till date, this huge scam from the innards of the Presidency has been covered and buried by the EFCC.

Monies amounting to billions of naira paid to agents purportedly in Aso Rock could easily have been trailed and the culprits exposed or exonerated as the case may be. But nothing has been done.

AND NOW THIS: WHAT’S GBAJABIAMILA STILL DOING IN ASO ROCK? Politics

In decent climes, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff to the president would have been fired years ago. Fingers have been pointed at him from day one for allegedly compromising his office in all manner of ways.

Most of it points to cash-for-appointment scams.

Though nothing has been proven and none has indicated him, the murmurings have become very loud.

The current scandal dubbed Gbaja-Gate seems to therefore corroborate the long held suspicions about him.

The Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) brouhaha is an Aso Rock mess taken too far. The president’s number one aide is not only accused of receiving a huge bribe of N400m, he is taken to have aided the set up of a fake federal government agency with the sole purpose of fleecing the government. ExecutiveBranch

The PFIPC is a scandal of an epochal proportion!

How was the supposed N24 billion used for setting up this elaborate agency sourced?

Why did the chief culprit, Prince Adeyemi Aderemi Matthews accuse Gbajabiamila specifically and not anyone else in the Tinubu cabinet?

WHO KILLED DOLAPO BABATUNDE TANIMOLA?

Why in good conscience is Gbajabiamila sitting tight in the office when life has already been cut down over this Gbaja-Gate?

Who is DOLAPO BABATUNDE TANIMOLA? Nigerians deserve to know who exactly he is and what happened to him.

Gbajabiamila has a lot of questions to answer in this saga. Politics

And he cannot answer these questions sitting tight on his desk. He must step aside for a thorough investigation to be done.

The stench from Aso Rock is choking the country to death.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/07/10/tinubus-aso-rock-stinks-to-high-heavens/

The stench from Tinubu's Aso Rock Villa is overwhelming. We have never seen anything like this in our history. A nation run by despicable characters.

The shielding of Gbajabiamila simply points to an act of collusion from the very top. The level of greed may have been underestimated by Nigerians and even some of his lackeys who thought he is beyond some level of corruption.

Nlfpmod..cant seem to understand this from thisday newspapers

No doubt about that.
For someone who is guilty of everything he accused Abacha, Obasanjo and Jonathan he truly stinks.

Aso Rock is currently occupied by individuals whose past has been dogged by allegations of criminality, fraud, thievery and drug trafficking dating back to Chicago and Atlanta.

It is preposterous that some people still believe this set of individuals will work for the betterment of ordinary Nigerians or implement policies that genuinely improve their standard of living.

That's awful. Tinubu needs to do better. He needs a bigger penis.

The man is going through alot now, but masses don't know about that..

The pressure on him is enough for him to stinks

New Post (Tinubu’s Aso Rock Stinks To High Heavens By Steve Osuji (This Day))

Steve Osuji.

Hmm.

Let's wait for the "geng" to come out from their hiding places.

The author ✍️ is in a state of halubalu.

End of quote….

Let him stay so that if the bribe no meet expectation they'll start exposing each other

2map:
That's awful. Tinubu needs to do better. He needs a bigger penis.

Aunty Remi no go fit collect a bigger one o. Make the thing no go tear.

Your dear Femi Gbajabiamila, Tinubu's Chief of Staff, was suspended in the USA in February 2001 for $25,000 misappropriation.

On 14 February 2001, the Supreme Court of Georgia, USA, ordered a 36-month suspension of Femi Gbajabiamila from the practice of law in Georgia. The underlying conduct involved client settlement funds that he had received while practicing as an attorney in the United States.

The court records state that he received a client's $25,000 settlement payment, deposited it into his attorney trust account, failed to promptly release the money to the client, withdrew the funds for his own use.

After the suspension, he did not return to legal practice in the United States. He returned to Nigeria and became active in Nigerian politics and was elected to Nigeria's House of Representatives in 2003.

Today, he is trending in a scandal dubbed Gbaja-Gate. A scandal that involves billions of naira.

The idiom "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" means that a child closely resembles their parent or caregiver in personality, behavior, or physical traits. It suggests that traits and tendencies are often inherited or learned from one's mentor, origins or roots.

In a 2021 birthday tribute, Femi Gbajabiamila described Tinubu as "a gift from God" and praised his role in helping and mentoring many people in politics and public life.

Like father, like son. Like Bola, like Femi. You garit?

Hmmmm. Honestly, it is quite appalling

IT STINKS OF KÙKÚNÁSÉ SMELLING LIKE ROTTEN TILAPIA FISH

I think it's too early to start this 😭, 2031 is too far from now. Wailing is allowed anyway.

Let all the culprits get out of the villa.

Richtaiwo and im ilks nor go come comment for here now ooooo. Na only Peter Obi matter na im dia preek dey stand.

ratcock:
No doubt about that.
For someone who is guilty of everything he accused Abacha, Obasanjo and Jonathan he truly stinks.

Bola Tinubu's hypocrisy is truly nauseating

enemyofprogress:
Aunty Remi no go fit collect a bigger one o. Make the thing no go tear.

Auntie Remi have a battery of studs to collect from

The corruption in that rock is terrible. Everyone seem to be putting effort to out pilfer the other. It's a competition for who is the most corrupt

Honestly, Nigerians need to avoid letting emotions becloud their judgment if we want this country to move forward. Let’s be real: the average Nigerian is corrupt, so do we honestly think politicians support Tinubu out of pure love? No, it’s all about the money they are pocketing from the national treasury. The big boys, especially from the North, look the other way because of this corruption and because their own bad behavior—and security failures (look at guys like Ali Modu Sheriff and Bello Matawalle)—is being ignored. I don’t like this kind of politics at all, but there is still a bright side to it.Tinubu is actually setting up a proper federal system and stopping the federal government from choking the states. He is pushing reforms to speed up infrastructure and fix security, basically laying the groundwork for a solid economy. Just look at the Nairaland front page this week—see how many job vacancies reputable companies are posting? The economy is finally turning the corner, and things will only get better if we let him finish his work.We should just look for a better candidate to replace him in 2031 after he has built a strong foundation for Nigeria. Whatever financial crimes Tinubu and his team are committing, they can always face the music later. This is exactly what happened with Lula da Silva in Brazil.This is where the emotional intelligence comes in during elections. If we focus all our energy on fighting corruption right now, Tinubu will be kicked out. But who is the better candidate to replace him? Which of the top politicians is actually clean? None of them.Obasanjo didn’t stop corruption, yet the economy boomed under him. Buhari was hyped as this strict, anti-corruption guy, but he ended up ruining the economy. This proves Nigeria can actually grow despite corruption. We need to prioritize a leader with vision and the liver to fix the economy over focusing solely on corruption scandals.Let the next government in 2031 deal with Tinubu and his boys. They will definitely have their day in court, just like Buhari's people like Malami and Danladi (the CCB boss) are facing the music right now.
Just my opinion, though.

All of Una na only cho cho cho, no action.
Give it 2 weeks it will be as if nothing happened.

Temidayo9:
I think it's too early to start this 😭, 2031 is too far from now. Wailing is allowed anyway.

Shut your trap. Your stupid leaders are stealing your present and future . Have a bit of remorse and soliloquy instead of descending into the usual odious smelly pit you are known for

Kinikini:
Honestly, Nigerians need to avoid letting emotions becloud their judgment if we want this country to move forward. Let’s be real: the average Nigerian is corrupt, so do we honestly think politicians support Tinubu out of pure love? No, it’s all about the money they are pocketing from the national treasury. The big boys, especially from the North, look the other way because of this corruption and because their own bad behavior—and security failures (look at guys like Ali Modu Sheriff and Bello Matawalle)—is being ignored. I don’t like this kind of politics at all, but there is still a bright side to it.Tinubu is actually setting up a proper federal system and stopping the federal government from choking the states. He is pushing reforms to speed up infrastructure and fix security, basically laying the groundwork for a solid economy. Just look at the Nairaland front page this week—see how many job vacancies reputable companies are posting? The economy is finally turning the corner, and things will only get better if we let him finish his work.We should just look for a better candidate to replace him in 2031 after he has built a strong foundation for Nigeria. Whatever financial crimes Tinubu and his team are committing, they can always face the music later. This is exactly what happened with Lula da Silva in Brazil.This is where the emotional intelligence comes in during elections. If we focus all our energy on fighting corruption right now, Tinubu will be kicked out. But who is the better candidate to replace him? Which of the top politicians is actually clean? None of them.Obasanjo didn’t stop corruption, yet the economy boomed under him. Buhari was hyped as this strict, anti-corruption guy, but he ended up ruining the economy. This proves Nigeria can actually grow despite corruption. We need to prioritize a leader with vision and the liver to fix the economy over focusing solely on corruption scandals.Let the next government in 2031 deal with Tinubu and his boys. They will definitely have their day in court, just like Buhari's people like Malami and Danladi (the CCB boss) are facing the music right now.
Just my opinion, though.

Shove the opinion where the sun don't shine. Matawalle is Tinubu's minister of defence while Ali Modu Sheriff is currently singing the mandate song. Atiku Bagudu, Abacha's bagman, is his minister of budget. They all serve at the president's pleasure and birds of a feather, flock together.

I remember reading a novel 'Ali Baba and they(his) forty thieves'.

APC supporters on Nairaland make Una go spray perfume

A corrupt tree can only give rise to corrupt fruits.

Nigeria today is being run by a shameless group of cowboys. They don't even care about the ridicule and opprobrium they are putting the image of the country through yet if the opposition points out their failures they say the opposition is demarketing the country.
They are no longer ashamed to dance naked for the whole world to see.

AMINDA:
The shielding of Gbajabiamila simply points to an act of collusion from the very top. The level of greed may have been underestimated by Nigerians and even some of his lackeys who thought he is beyond some level of corruption.

Between Emmanuel Nwude and Adeniyi - NIGERIANS Demands For ACCOUNTABILITY -Both From Past And Present Govt Officials:
Oga, you are now a floor Social -Media Member,so you don surface,you are Welcome - Only we see you during Politics - not Economic Support !
•The Obedient Noisemakers-and rabble rousers should have told you about One - Mr NWUDE:
-Who Impersonated The CBN Governor and its OFFICIALS of Nigeria then- where were you ?
-He even rented an Apartments- Both Locally and International - Up to Brazil with Billions of Dollars 💰 gone to the drains - where was Una voice then silent 😶.
Much as I'm not a Party Member,nor do I know Gbajabiamila,I know that the Truth will surely surface of a Conman Adeniyi - still hiding and anyone directly Or Indirectly Benefited Must Go, because this is Embarrassing to Nigerians.
But some of your ignorance includes -
•Not Asking Majority of Buhari's Ministers - to Accounts For their PAST Govt Activities -As NIGERIANS Demands to know Who and What was handed Over in their Various Depts.
•ACCOUNTABILITY for their Offices - such should includes -Dalung, Aregbesola, Rotimi-Amaechi and Others.
Rotimi Amaechi -who was the Transportation Minister,etc ,they are Now in your ADC.
•They Should tell NIGERIANS -
-What Was their Budgets,
-How Much Was -SPENT on What and ,
-Who Was Awarded What- at What PRICE and Who really got what?
-What was left in their Respective Departments when they were leaving Buhari's govt?
•What Was their Legacies - for the Youths and the MASSES- when they Were In power at What COSTS ⁉️
• We know Election is Coming - but We want to know how NIGERIA got here
, Since ,those who were Once 🔂 there in Power have so much to tell us,And Are Now Full -Time Politicians - who wants to Build- Nigeria and to make it Great Again 😁
•LET ALL PAST GOVERNORS, MINISTERS and Legislatures( including CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS MONEY 🤑- Come And Accounts for their Offices.
•That is Not too much to ask - it's Nigerians Right to know and See their Performance Cards ♦️ ♠️.
For what is good for the Goose is good for the Gander.

You missed the message. It is for critical thinkers anyway. And, it is just an opinion.

AMINDA:
Shove the opinion where the sun don't shine. Matawalle is Tinubu's minister of defence while Ali Modu Sheriff is currently singing the mandate song. Atiku Bagudu, Abacha's bagman, is his minister of budget. They all serve at the president's pleasure and birds of a feather, flock together.