Dalung has affirmed the existence of very ‘dangerous cabals’ in Tinubu’s government.
NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that Former Minister of Youth, Solomon Dalung has doubled down on the claim that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is not insulated from the activities of ‘dangerous cabals’.
This Nigeria news platform understands that the former Minister reiterated his recent claim about the existence of cabals in Tinubu’s administration while appearing on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Dalung said the activities of the cabals are unhealthy to good governance, adding that most of the decisions of the Tinubu administration are influenced by the cabals.
“If you look at the hardship in the country and the president’s reaction, it’s completely a disconnect from the reality we are dealing with.
“Of course, I still maintain that the infrastructure of the cabal is still effective and also influencing most of the things we see happening in government,” he said.
Explaining why he described the cabals as dangerous, Dalung said the people around Tinubu pursue their personal interests, disconnecting the president from the reality of Nigerians’ plights.
“They are dangerous because they pursue their selfish interest against the interest of their principal and that, of course, is at cross purposes with the intention of whosoever appointed them. That is dangerous because they are doing things different from what ordinarily would have impacted positively on Nigerians,” he explained.
When asked to mention the names of the people who constitute the cabals, derailing Tinubu’s directives, the ex-minister said he reserves the right to mention no name.
“As to asking me to name some names, I have clearly given you my opinion about what I know as a cabal. And it is up to you to dig deeper as an investigative journalist to find out.
“But for you to ask me to name some names, I think I have the right to reserve the names of those I in my opinion think are a cabal,” Dalung said.