- Nuhu Ribadu also listed as key actor
Security Policy Expert, and author Charles Omole has identified five groups of cabals currently influencing the policy direction of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Pointedly, the legal expert listed the First Lady, Remi Tinubu; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; and the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, as some of the key actors among the cabals.
Omole, who is the author of: “From Soldier to Statesman – The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”, said this on Thursday while appearing on Channels Television’s programmes, Politics Today.
He said, “The President will always have people around him. But you need to put systems in place to avoid state capture or presidential capture because, for example, the current government has, from what I can see, at least five cabals within the presidency.
“And the interesting thing about one of the cabals actually is headed by the President himself, based on my own analysis.
“So, in this current administration, at least there are five groups. There is the Chief of Staff group headed by Femi Gbajabiamila. And by that I mean not just him but there are people in that circle like the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
“Secondly, you have the Seyi Tinubu’s group consisting of those he helped get some government appointments and all that. And of course, you have the First Lady’s group, Remi Tinubu.”
Omole’s expose comes only a few days after the unveiling of the book in Abuja where he spoke about former President Buhari’s health regime being changed by the cabals in that government.
According to Omole, who is a Trainer and Strategist to businesses and governments across Europe, Middle East and Africa, while Buhari loved reading newspapers, some insiders reported that the Cabal created a version of newspapers that planted stories they wanted him [former president] to read.
The Katsina-born ex-president Buhari, who governed Nigeria democratically from 2015 to 2023, died on 13 July 2025, at age 82 in London.
