Human rights advocate, Omoyele Sowore, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu instructed Mohammed Badaru Abubakar to step down from his role as Defence Minister.
Naijatrial previously reported that the Minister submitted his resignation on Monday, citing health reasons.
However, Sowore stated in a Facebook post that the Minister was asked to resign to allow for the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as the new Defence Minister.
He mentioned, Abubakar “was directed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to step aside to create space for former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa to be appointed Defence Minister”.
The activist further alleged that the Nigerian government is facing pressure to dismiss the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, due to security issues.
“There are also strong indications that US President Donald Trump’s military is advocating for the removal of the equally ineffective and utterly useless Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, citing serious concerns over intelligence sharing and collaboration,” Sowore added.