Strong indications have emerged in Abuja that ousted former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has been penciled down by President Goodluck Jonathan as the next Minister of Defence.
While announcing Tukur’s retirement and displaying the envelope containing the letter last week, President Jonathan, who is the leader of his party, revealed that he was going to reward the former chairman with a very tough appointment.
Security sources revealed yesterday, that contrary to the belief that Tukur was asked to resign as PDP chairman because he ended up causing disaffection within the party, President Jonathan only told the former chairman to step aside to enable a wholesome resolution of perceived grievances of various camps who cited Tukur as the problem.
The decision to reward the one time governor of old Gongola State, according to the sources, followed Jonathan’s conviction that Tukur is not only a detribalised Nigerian, having worked with him at close range, but that the former chairman is somebody that cannot be bought over no matter the incentive.
His dogged loyalty and resolve to stand by President Jonathan even when governors, including those of the G-5 who defected, allegedly approached him with mouth watering incentives to join the fray of those wanting to stop the President from contesting the 2015 election, was cited as one of the reasons.
Furthermore, journalists were told that in the coming days and months leading to the 2015 elections, tough times regarding issues of security challenges are expected because security agencies are already in the know about plans by certain groups and elements to cause chaos and destabilise the peace of the nation for selfish and political interests.
According to the source,“the fact that the north eastern part of the country has been the hotbed of terrorism, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states last April, with some elders of the area, who are allegedly sponsored, claiming that the military onslaught on Boko Haram has ulterior motive” is also said to have played a role in the President’s decision.
“With Bamanga Tukur as Minister of Defence, and overseeing the quest to have a terror-free society and revival of peace and security in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, the so-called elders and groups who are politicizing very serious security threats to the nation and its citizens will be made to understand that government’s intention in the North-East is noble,” the source added.
If he takes over as the minister, Tukur would become the second PDP chairman to be appointed Defence Minister after the appointment of former chairman, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed, to that position in the past.
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what a bunch of clowns governing a country. Jonathan needs to go if there's any hope to save the nation.
ReplyDeleteSomebody who cannot stabilise PDP is to stabilise Nigeria security and boarders? I just hope this will not lead to deployment of soldiers to G5 states
ReplyDeletePlease, help counsel my president that Tukur is too old to oversee an effective defence ministry.
ReplyDeleteIts an appointment and if GEJ deems him fit,let him do de job.Afterall GEJ trust him and dat job is only for trusted ppl.Tukur is really a detribalised northerner,he stood by GEJ all this while upon all de pressures from the power mongering northerners.chyk
ReplyDeleteWe are finished
ReplyDeleteIs he causing instability because he refused to be bought over?. The G-5 governors are desperate ones and are ready to do anything just to preserve their relevance after 2015. We previously accused the PRESIDENT for not being tough, now he is ready to prove he can lead by being surrounded with tough people. Lets wait and see!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, pls b a bid wise dn't b clouded with high level illiteracy.The reason y Tukur has such problem is bcos he believe in one Nigeria than the northen agenda.Tukur is goin to make the best defence minister.
ReplyDeleteTukur again? I comment my rest
ReplyDelete@ anon 9:33 at 80years old!! Come on is he the only best candidate in Nigeria? Why recycle? Why not try new un biased person?
ReplyDeleteAlthough i never see Bamanga as a serious or someone that can deliver but with the present security situation in the north where Bamanga come from i think it‘s a good ideal and a wise decission if gej make him the defencence minister so as to relieve himself (gej) of much critics and presures on security stuations in the north from people like TARAUNI and he‘s likes. The questions on this matter is :-can bamanga be given free-hand to carryout his duty as the defence minister without the intervention of the presidency, will the service chiefs like the chief of army staff,naval staff,commander of the air forces and inspector general of police give him the neccessary assistance and co-operation needed if looking at what is happening between the river state commissioner of police and the state governor and the last but not the least question is:-is bamanga ‘EVEN‘ qualify,conpetent,capable and fit to be the defence minister of this coutry with the present condition at hand?
ReplyDeleteGej will not give him free hands to work.
ReplyDeleteDetribalized? Is that the criterion for being Minister of Defense? The Tukurs, Stella Oduahs, etc are being rewarded for their loyalty to Jonathan while the nation keeps taking a dive into the bottom of the septic tank. May God send Nigeria a leader one of these days. Otherwise we are finished.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, God pass all of una.
ReplyDeleteJonathan with all ur smartness God will definitely show you that he s God indeed.Welldone.
ReplyDeleteONE STEP FORWARD TWO STEP BACK. THAT IS GEJ
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