Facts emerged on Wednesday that ailing
President Umaru Yar ’Adua was rushed
home by members of his kitchen cabinet
when they realised that the members of the
Federal Executive Council were bent on
removing him from office.
Our correspondent learnt that members of
the cabal also realised that the President ’s
removal would signal a calamity of their
own individual political ambitions.
A presidency source told our correspondent
that the members of the cabinet knew that
their game would be up when the six-man
delegation sent to Saudi Arabia to assess the
health condition of the President returned
to the country.
The source added that it was at this stage
that members of the kitchen cabinet started
the plan to bring the President back home.
He revealed that the non-granting of
landing permit to the team to land in Saudi
Arabia which necessitated the delay in their
departure was masterminded by the
members of the kitchen cabinet with the
connivance of the Saudi authorities.
The source said, “You know that these
people have their different ambitions and
that without the President being in place, it
will be difficult for them to actualise their
dream.
“Also, they were afraid that if the Acting
President finally becomes the President,
they might be sacked.
“This would have been possible if the
ministers were allowed to return and still
come back without seeing the President.
You can guess what would have been the
reactions of Nigerians based on the fact
that many prominent Nigerians and
governors had gone to Saudi to see the
President but returned without seeing him.
“So, the best was to return the man under
the cover of darkness and then they will
continue their business as usual. ”
He added that many of them were not
comfortable with Jonathan saying that they
were ready to do anything possible to make
sure that he did not get to the position.
The source also called on Jonathan to watch
his back, adding that “this is not the best
times to trust anyone.”
The source also said that though Jonathan
was still the Acting President and
Commander-in-Chief as at the time Yar ’Adua
was brought into the country, he said that
he was not aware when troops were
deployed to the airport to receive the
President.
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