Charles Omole, a lawyer and former aide to ex-Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, claims that five groups control President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Omole, who wrote From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, made this claim during an interview on the State Affairs podcast with Edmund Obilo.
He said one of the groups is led by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Omole identified the president’s son, Seyi Tinubu, as leading the second group, and the First Lady, Remi Tinubu, as heading the third.
He described the fourth group as the young associates close to the president, and said the fifth is led by Tinubu himself.
“There are five cabals controlling President Tinubu’s administration. The first cabal is led by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
“The second cabal is that of the president’s son, Seyi Tinubu. I can name the Minister of Youth and a few others that were singlehandedly chosen by Seyi Tinubu. That’s why you see the Youth Minister always following Seyi.
“And then another cabal is the First Lady. She has her own sphere of influence in terms of access to the president. Then the fourth cabal are the thugs and young guys around Tinubu,” he said.