Usual Friday Aso Rock Drama: Magu meets DSS DG as Buhari prays

President Muhammadu Buhari Flanked by National Security Adviser , Major General, Babagana Monguno and Commander of Brigade of Guards Brig Gen MS Yusuf after Juma’at prayer at the Aso Villa in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. APRIL 21 2017.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Juma’at service keeps throwing up some drama on the sidelines.

The last time, Senate President Bukola Saraki met face-to-face with Colonel Hameed Ali, head of Customs, who Saraki’s colleagues had harassed over not wearing the agency’s uniform. Both men shook hands over the controversy.

Yesterday, it was the turn of Ibrahim Magu, head of Nigeria’s most visible and most hardworking anti graft agency and Lawan Daura, head of the nation’s secret agency, DSS who had sent a ‘damning’ report to the Senate that stopped Magu’s confirmation.

L-R; Acting Chairman EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, National Security Adviser to the President Major General, Babagana Monguno, Commander of Brigade of guards Brig Gen MS Yusuf and Director General DSS, Lawan Daura in a chat after Juma’at prayer at the Aso Villa in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE.

Still having a tete-a-tete : L-R; Acting Chairman EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, National Security Adviser to the President Major General, Babagana Monguno, Commander of Brigade of guards Brig Gen MS Yusuf and Director General DSS, Lawan Daura in a chat after Juma’at prayer at the Aso Villa in Abuja.

Magu had debunked the report as not reflective of the true situation of things.

President Buhari had since rebuffed the Senate demand that he replace Magu by retaining him in the post and Magu had since then gone ahead to perform even more salutary anti-corruption operations.

Well, Magu and Daura shook hands today, with National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno being the apparent peacemaker.

Lawan Daura and Acting Chairman EFCC, Ibrahim Magu still talking

Back to President Buhari: he made time to chat with the younger generation of the family after the prayers at the Aso Villa Mosque

President Muhammadu Buhari chats with Children after Juma’at prayer at the Aso Villa in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. APRIL 21 2017.

President Muhammadu Buhari chats with Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and Children after Juma’at prayer at the Aso Villa 

President Muhammadu Buhari with SSAP Domestic and Social Events, Sarki Abba, Senator Mustapha Bukar and others after Juma’at prayer.

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