A source at the Presidency blamed the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure, as well as the protocol team for the near-blunder. “The president’s protocol chief, Malam Kazaure, and the protocol department again displayed great incompetence here,” a source at the Presidency fumed. “They ought to have caught the issue earlier before it cost Nigeria a huge sum of money,” he added.

According to the source, the current SCOP was ill suited for the demands of the protocol department, but he was hired at the behest of Mamman Daura, a powerful but shadowy figure who is the nephew of President Buhari.

Both Mr. Kazaure and the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, have drawn criticism for their incompetence, with some Presidency staffers complaining that the only reasons they got their posts was their closeness to Mr. Mamman Daura. Whereas Mr. Kyari worked for Mr. Daura’s company for more than 20 years, Mr. Kazaure is married to Mr. Daura’s sister.

“Education is the ultimate leveller. The best schools in the world are not likely to admit anyone based on your bank statement. The students still have to undergo very intensive and rigorous examination, interview and general screening exercise. I cannot over-emphasise that it is the dream of every reasonable and loving parent to send their children to the best schools all over the world whether they can afford it or not. It ought to be the dream of every responsible government to help its youths attend Ivy League schools and donate them to the academic world. Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Buchi Emecheta, Ben Okri, Chimamanda Adichie and others would probably have remained local champions if their talents had been limited and restricted to Nigeria. I’m not sure they were all born with silver-spoon”

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Yunusa Dahiru, the 18-year old who was today arraigned in a federal court in 1 State for the abduction and rape of 14-year old Ese Oruru, has categorically declared that Ese’s mother was fully aware of the love affair and that they were sleeping together.

“The onus is therefore on conscionable Nigerians, youths especially, to serve as a focal point for constructive criticism. It is more important for the warriors that championed the Change campaign that brought in PMB,  to be as loud as they can be, with their criticisms. They gave too much, physically, emotionally, psychologically, and even spiritually to the vision!  They have invested too much that it will be foolhardy to decide to rest their oars now!”

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.)..

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