A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has alleged that a cabal in the Presidency has hijacked President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Dalung, who was a minister in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, alleged that members of the cabal include some of Tinubu’s appointees in the Presidency, who are working with vested interests outside the government.
Speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, Dalung also advised Tinubu on to avoid cabals in his government.
According to Dalung, the President should appoint only those who believe in his vision, and who he knows.
Dalung said: “The cabal is possible and avoidable. The only way to avoid this cabal while making your first critical appointments which is the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, National Security Adviser, Minister of Justice – you must be able to bring the people whom you know and believe in your vision.
“The cabal we are talking about, their foot soldiers are more active than them; they don’t hold strategic appointments, but they are either SA, or PA, etc.
“These are the people who leak the memos and monitor everything the President is doing and relating it to the powers vested outside the government.
“Even this very government has been hijacked by the cabal.”