Jonathan, Obasanjo Move To Sack Tambuwal Over Farouk Bribery Scandal

If information at the disposal of Olufamous.com are anything to go by, Nigerians are about to be treated to a tsunami-like political battle between the Presidency, with the backing of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and the leadership of the PDP on the one hand, and Speaker Aminu Tambuwal with his deputy, Emeka Ihedioha on the other.

In fact, an authoritative source revealed on Wednesday night that the case of the Deputy Speaker is already settled because "the cabal" seems to have succeeded in linking him to the Farouk Lawan bribery scandal and the last obstacle now, in the books of the Presidency, is Tambuwal.

President Jonathan and Chief Obasanjo her said to be on the same page in the move to sack Tambuwal because "they see him as too independent and very arrogant", a source revealed. The source told Olufamous.com that Tambuwal is already aware of the plot to sack him and part of his fight-back strategies will certainly play out on the floor of the House of Reps when they reconvene on Friday for an emergency session.

As for the Deputy Speaker, sources say he's almost on his own as it is believed that he kept Tambuwal in the dark in "whatever transaction he had with Farouk Lawan". Also, there are strong indication that the deal to rubbish Farouk and the House was initiated by the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke as, according to sources, her efforts to make Farouk shift grounds had failed.

Reactions From Two Different Groups:
A group of legal practitioners, under the aegis of Public Interest Lawyers League, have demanded the resignation of the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal. They also demanded the questioning Mr. Femi Otedola to determine his level of complicity in the saga. President of the group, Abdul Mahmud, said this at a press conference in Abuja.

However, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has raised the alarm over a plot to use the fuel subsidy bribery scandal to remove Tambuwal. A statement by CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa in Abuja alleged that the Presidency and the oil cabal were involved in the plot. It said the two had never been comfortable with Tambuwal’s style of leadership.