Buhari reportedly fires aide 'Lai Yahaya' for leaking information |READ FULL
Afnews Editor
Jan 30, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly fired Lai Yahaya, his Senior Special Assistant on Planning and Strategy.
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He worked in the Office of the Chief of Staff. The lawyer guided the presidency on electric power initiatives.
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Yahaya was accused of leaking internal State House information to an online newspaper.
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The former aide was sanctioned over a story which fingered Bolaji, the son of Buhari's Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari.
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The energy consultant previously worked at the State House, under late Chief of Staff Abba Kyari, until 2017.
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After his initial exit, Yahaya served as an adviser to Kenya's Raila Odinga, African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development.
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Weeks into office, Gambari recalled him to the presidency as an adviser on power infrastructure.
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Yahaya, who was Deputy Director to three Directors General at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has reportedly left the country.
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