WHY BUHARI FIRED HIS CSO

President Muhammadu Buhari fired Abdulrahman Mani, his chief security officer (CSO)

Presidency sources told The Cable that Mani was involved in “shady deals” in fixing appointments and was allegedly “undermining” the president.

 According to the source, the former CSO committed various misdemeanours, among which was a recent discovery that he was the one who leaked Buhari’s itinerary to Diezani Alison-Madueke when he travelled to London in May.

 Alison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum resources, had surprisingly travelled on the same British Airways flight with the president and was sitting right behind him.

 The ex-minister normally flew private jets in and outside the country; therefore, her presence on the flight was not considered a coincidence.

It was reported that during the flight she wanted to talk to Buhari following a series of allegations of corruption against her.

However, Alison-Madueke’s aides denied the claim, insisting that she was on a private trip for her son’s graduation

“Investigations also revealed that Mani has been actively undermining the president, working against every value the president upholds and conducting himself in such a manner as to suggest that he is out to pull down the president,” the source said.

 Buhari appointed Mani as chief security officer after the presidential election in March although he had been organising security for him since 2011

The president also fired Widi Liman, his administrative officer, who allegedly acted with Mani in turning securing appointments with the president into a “business venture”.