By Dansu Peter, the Editor-in-Chief
Jaafar Jaafar, the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Nigerian, made the revelation in an interview with Punch Newspapers published on Sunday, February 5, 2023.
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, had earlier alleged that some elements in the Aso Villa are working against Tinubu’s presidential ambition in an interview on Channels TV.
El- Ruffai further mentioned that the elements don’t want Tinubu to win the 2023 presidential election.
Another element in the Presidency named as one of the wielding powers cabal against Tinubu in the Aso Rock is Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura.
Daura is reportedly to be campaigning for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the opposition, the People's Democratic Party. Jaafar revealed that Sani Zangon is very close to the President.
What was said about Zangon.
"He’s very close to the President. He influences a lot of things also, but suddenly he was seen going about campaigning for Atiku Abubakar; I think he was even in Jigawa State a couple of weeks ago to campaign for Atiku. It was so open that he is not hiding his choice"
Jaafar, while reacting to El-Rufai’s claim in a series of posts on Twitter, listed some names, claiming that they work for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, he also said Mamman Daura is not part of the elements working against Tinubu.
Jaafar’s Tweets reads; “I’ve written a lot about Mamman Daura’s influence, but to my surprise, he’s not part of the “Villa elements” against Tinubu presidency. Mallam Mamman, who is currently convalescing in London, now stays longer in the UK than in Nigeria.
“In fact when Osinbajo visited Mallam Mamman at his Dennis Osadebay Street residence in Abuja in February 2022 to seek support for his presidential ambition, the old man clearly reminded the VP about an unwritten agreement to support Tinubu after Buhari’s tenure.
“I learn the major anti-BAT elements in the Villa today are President Buhari, Sani Zangon Daura & Sabiu Tunde. While Zangon Daura, 85, is openly expressing his support for Atiku, Tunde is clandestinely pulling the Buhari strings like a skilled puppeteer.
“Zangon Daura, a former minister under Obasanjo & notable Arewa elder, had always identified with the PDP until 2015 when Buhari won the election. But Zangon Daura, a close friend of Buhari, surprised APC powerbrokers for supporting Atiku after “eating for 8 years” in the APC govt.
“It was Tunde who allegedly persuaded Buhari to give military cover to Emefiele to stave off DSS from arresting him. Insiders said DSS sought a court order to investigate Emefiele for terrorism financing after it discovered that he gave intervention loans to suspected IPOB members.
“To rein in Emefiele, BAT camp got a willing tool in DSS. As a pretext for avoiding arrest, the CBN boss left the country on “annual leave” and returned after clearing the coast. The APC governors’ outcry is not about the plight of the masses but the waning chances of their party.
“One thing is clear in this drama: Emefiele’s election eve naira swap is as politically motivated as DSS’ plan to charge him with terrorism financing. While Emefiele was licking his wounds over the botched presidential dream, he got an intel that BAT had moved “logistics” to states.
“Emefiele then remembered it was time Nigeria redesigned its currency. He sold the idea to the president, who approved posthaste without consulting the finance minister, economic team, National Assembly, etc. In 2012, people’s voices killed CBN’s plan to coin lower denominations.”
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