Following the sack of
Babachir Lawal as Secretary General of the Federation and the appointment of
Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, a member of the
House of Representatives during the Second Republic, Dr Junaid Muhammed, has
revealed that Boss Mustapha is Babachir Lawal’s cousin.
Juniad told Punch’s
correspondent;
“Before
you begin to celebrate the appointment of Boss Mustapha as the new SGF, do you
know that he is in fact, Babachir Lawal’s first cousin? This is a continuation
of the cronyism and nepotism the Buhari-led administration has become infamous
for”.
However APC’s National
Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has risen to defend Buhari after
Nigerians dragged him for failing to direct further actions on the sacked
officials.
“Few
days ago, when the President directed the dismissal of Abdulrasheed Maina, some
people said that was right but what about the suspended SGF, BD Lawal? But we
as a party said look, the President is the only person who has all the
information. All of us can only have one side of the story or the other.
“But
the President by the virtue of the position he occupies is the only one who has
all the information and he would do what is necessary at the right time, now we
have been vindicated and it shows that the President has not in any way waived
his commitment not to tolerate corruption at any level no matter who is
involved.”
Similarly,
the Arewa Consultative Forum applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for sacking
Lawal and Oke. In its reaction to the development, the ACF through the National
Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, said, “The action taken by President
Buhari on the report submitted by the Osinbajo Committee that investigated the
suspended SGF and the DG NIA is appropriate and timely” Bolaji said.
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