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Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has raised allegations against the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, accusing him of excessively shielding President Bola Tinubu.
In an interview on Arise Television, Dalung expressed his concerns about the efforts of Tinubu’s supporters to aggressively defend the President against any criticism.
He stated, “President Tinubu’s presidency appeared not to be distinguishable from the same grip of power and fortification by people within the corridors of power. I say this because if you gauge their statements and body language, they tend to over-protect the President and deploy maximum energy to go after anybody who may even be genuinely expressing concern that needs to be addressed.”
Dalung particularly singled out the National Security Adviser, suggesting that his tendency to engage in a blame game indicated a hidden agenda and an attempt to shield the President from scrutiny.
He continued, “I will begin with the National Security Adviser, who has no business to begin to champion a campaign of blame game because he introduced this. That signifies that he has something to hide from Nigerians, and he is trying to over-protect the President. So, there are people who have made the presidency inaccessible.”
Furthermore, Dalung recounted an incident where he and a delegation of Fulani-Hausa Christian leaders sought to meet with Ribadu to address pressing national issues. However, they were met with resistance as Ribadu allegedly ignored their attempts to reach out.
“As a leader, I rallied round opinion leaders among the Fulani-Hausa Christian leaders and we discussed and decided that we should meet the National Security Adviser,” Dalung recounted. “I made several calls which he didn’t pick and I sent several messages and he didn’t respond. I sent several WhatsApp messages and he didn’t respond.”
”At the end of the day, this delegation with all its noble ambition went back to Jos.”
