Chief Of Staff, Kyari Wants To Cut Off These 7 Ministers From PMB

SaharaReporters also learned that the Chief of Staff recently sidelined Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, when Mr. Kyari set aside the minister’s list of heads of agencies under his ministry and brought his own names. “Since then, Abba Kyari blocked every attempt by the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, to see Mr. President until the release of the Chibok girls last weekend,” said the source.


One source said he was unclear why Mr. Kyari orchestrated the change of the second paragraph of the President’s letter to the National Assembly, but the second source said the Chief of Staff had always seen some influential members of the Buhari administration, including the Vice President and some ministers, as countervailing forces against him, and wanted to phrase the letter to the National Assembly in a way that degraded the VP’s powers to act fully during Mr. Buhari’s absence. 

“Besides VP Osinbajo, Abba Kyari considers ministers such as Lai Mohammed, Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Audu Ogbeh, Hadi Sirika, Malami, and Jumai Alhassan as those he should cut off from the President,” said our source.

He added that some ministers, including the Budget & Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, who triedto work with Mr. Kyari have become so frustrated by the Chief of Staff’s notorious tardiness and sloppiness.

Our sources said Mr. Kyari’s desire to isolate and control Mr. Buhari often created political problems for the President, with many critics believing that he approved some of the bizarre moves made by his chief personal aide.

The source listed the following minister as those Kyari thinks should be cut ooff from President Buhari.

1. Lai Mohammed

He is the Minister of Information and Culture.

2. Babatunde Fashola

He is the Minister of Power, Works and Housing.

3. Rotimi Amaechi

He is the Minister of Transportation.

4. Audu Ogbeh

He is the Minister of Agriculture.

5. Hadi Sirika

He is the Minister of State for Aviation..

6. Abubakar Malami

He is the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

7. Jummai Alhassan

She is the Minister of Women Affairs.