Fresh allegation emerges over Ribadu’s position in Tinubu’s government

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Paul Ibe, media aide to African Democratic Congress presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has been sidelined by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

ZINGTIE reports that the recent appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Fadewa as Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security has continued to generate reactions.

A cross-section of Nigerians argued that the office of Homeland Security may replace the NSA position, triggering speculation about a possible fallout between the two officials.

Reacting to the development, Ibe, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, alleged that there was a face-off between Tinubu and Ribadu, claiming that the NSA’s office had been quietly sidelined.

He linked the alleged disagreement to Ribadu’s recent trip to the United States, where the NSA met with the US Vice President and other officials.

He wrote, “It is no longer news that NSA Nuhu Ribadu has been quietly sidelined, and that a son of the soil, Retired Major General Adeyinka Famadewa, has been appointed in his stead as Special Adviser on Homeland Security à la US.

“It is obvious, as revealed by Mohammed Bello Doka in his write-up, that a lot of water has passed under the bridge in taking this decision.

“But it is being gathered that the final straw may have been Ribadu’s recent visit to the United States, during which he met VP JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his attempt to make a meal of that by having the news pictures published in multiple newspapers, knowing full well that his principal cannot travel to the US”.

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