Few days after the presidential election that saw the exit of President Goodluck Jonathan, fresh facts have emerged as to the roles played by some very influential people close to him
From the outset it was clear so many of those close to Jonathan , ministers, Head of agencies, PDP National Assembly members and even some of the militants he empowered to become overnight billionaires, worked for the exit of Buhari.
While some did it to feather nest, for business reasons, some were just for selfish and money grabbing reasons.
The list include Petroleum minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, chairman Presidential Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku, CEO of Oando, and possible next petroleum minister, Wale Tinubu, Femi Otedola, Tonye Cole, Kola Aluko, Walter Wagbasoma, Principal secretary, Hassan Tukur, NSA Sambo Dasuki, Defence minister, Muhammed Gusau, Mrs Nenadi Usman, and some charlatans like Igho Sanomi, and Ayiri Emami ex militants with truck loads of cash who just roamed around the Villa.
Others who allegedly played roles include Nenadi Usman, Doyin Okupe, Femi Fani-Kayode, Olisah Metuh, PDP chairman, Adamu Muazu.
Most PDP senators from Jigawa, Bauchi, Kaduna, worked assiduously for the Muhammadu Buhar’s emergence
The worst case according some of Jonathan;s aides was that of the petroleum minister who was walked out of the villa shortly before she left Nigeria. According to one aide ‘ hers was worst, Jonathan did all he could to retain, even when so many wanted her out, she took all the nations money and gave to opposition, while she starved Jonathans campaign”
But according to a tweet by @7Dlife_ng, “Diezani was not entirely a villain, was loyal to the point where it became apparent the APC was going to take it self preservation stepped in. Diezani is the main reason why Nigeria’s oil cabal joined the larger conspiracy to kick out GEJ”
It was learnt that Allison-Madueke gave first tranche of $3million through Governor Rotimi Amaechi to the Buhari campaign few days before the first election date, February 14,, while Kuku gave another $3million to the campaign through Mrs Aishat Buhari around that period.
Checks also reveal that that Allison-Madueke also gave another $4million to the Buhari campaign through Senator Bukola Saraki shortly before the March 28 date.
Otedola and Wale tinubu took care of the fuel scarcity angle. They ensured supply was slow or non existent created the scarcity.
Aluko, rumored to be cosy with Allison-Madueke funded APC heavily because he was at daggers drawn with his girlfriend, the petroleum minister. Aluko was the custodian of a large chunk of the minister’s wealth offshore, but when they fell out, Aluko stayed back in Switzerland and waited for his girl and the government to fall, so he could return to Nigeri.
@7Dlife_ng reports that at the recent meeting Jonathan with members of the Ijaw Youth Congress, the president of the IYC attacked Kuku for funding APC.
He disclosed on twitter that after the meeting Jonathan went into a closed door with the IYC leader and said “ I am C-in-C, I know everything, even if I had won I wonder how I can last another 4 years”
Ayiri and Wagbasoma and Igho, donated millions of dollars to the APC. Most shocking here was Ayiri who was made billionaire by Jonathan, has unfettered access to him.
According to @7Dlife_ng “ Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia stood by the President. It was the toughest thing to do in that circumstance. But why. Because they are serious investors.”
The marketers and crude oil lifters were troubled by Jonathan’s PIB bill that was stalled at the NASS by party men who were in on the stop GEJ project:
There are also those alleged to have collected huge campaign funds but pocketed them. Okupe is alleged to have gotten N100 million to use to convince some members of the Labour and Accord Party to join the party, but he did not deliver. Fani-Kayode who was head media and publicity allegedly got N1Billion for media, and another $2million dollars to set up what they call ‘situation rooms’ nationwide. Both men have denied the allegations. Fani Kayode has even threatened legal action against Peoples Daily Newspaper .
Muazu allegedly got N2 Billion, and another N80 million for social media. He set up a social media office at Legacy House peopled by his men through which he made tons of millions.. Muazu gave millions to the APC . He worked closely with FCT minister, Bala Mohammed and state Governor Isa Yuguda to give the APC 90 per cent of the votes in Bauchi.
Former Finance minister, Nenadi Usman allegedly pocketed over N800 million meant for the media and publicity committee.
Olisah Metuh, it was alleged got a whooping N450Million for social media, shortly after jetted out to Dubai to aquire choice properties, the late Special Adviser, Strategy, Oronto Douglas allegedly got $3million for social media .
The likes of Metuh, Fani-Kayode, Okupe, did not expressly worked to deliver but their alleged reluctance to used funds for the listed assignments spelt doom for Jonathan.
Tukur another very close aide of Jonathan worked closely with the NSA to ensure power retuned to the north, they had help from Defence minister.
