Buhari sacks Osinbajo’s aides

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dismissal of some of his aides who were attached to the Office of the Vice-President.

Daily Nigerian had reported on Wednesday that about 35 of the aides were sacked.

Osinbajo, it was learnt, had more aides than President Buhari. Some of them were appointed while Osinbajo was acting as President when Buhari was out of the country for over 130 non-consecutive days in London in 2017.

A top source at the Presidency said,

“It is true that many of VP’s aides were given termination letters last night. However, I cannot confirm the exact number because it was not done in public. But you know it is political.

“Some of those dismissed are those who have been made redundant since the VP’s duties have been reduced and some of the social investment programmes have been put under other ministries.”

The VP, who was saddled with the responsibility of running the economy as well as the social investment programmes in the first term of the President, is believed to have twice the number of aides that work directly with the President.