Chai! Na wa o! Dis na real blockbuster gist wey we just catch for hand. Fatima Buhari, daughter of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, don just drop some bombshells for her new book wey dem sabi as From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the babe, her papa one time wey dem dey for Aso Rock, him don dey suspect sey dem don put eye for him office, like sey na James Bond film! She talk say this level of suspicion make dem dey write notes to each other instead of talking. Imagine Buhari dey signal am make dem write letter like sey dem dey spy for film! E get as e be o.
Fatima recount one encounter wey her papa use body language wey no bi cool! “E touch im cheek like sey him dey feel toothache, come dey signal say make we no talk, na so we come dey scribble notes to each other. Na so e be like spy movie!” Dis kind life no be small wahala o.
Na so we hear say Buhari dey suspect sey even listening devices dey for him office, and him dey warn Fatima make she dey careful. E be like say trust no dey for dem level again. Still, Fatima talk sey e no be play play matter but rather a coping mechanism because sey the trust for the Villa don dull. Wahala dey for high places, my people!
Wetin dey vex pass be sey, e be like sey Buhari don surrender to the situation, despite sey him na Commander-in-Chief. Fatima dey ask about the influence of ‘the cabal,’ wey she talk sey na dem wey dey cause all dis gbege. According to her, dem dey very influential even for the tight security wey dey for the Villa. E get as e be o.
The gist continue as Fatima talk sey some security chiefs wey dey work under Buhari confirm sey during dem routine check, dem dey find some strange objects wey no suppose dey there. How dem dey enter that kind place wey security dey tight pass government ministry? Na question wey dey boje wey dem need to answer.
Dis whole yarn dey go deeper as Fatima dey reveal sey even though papa dem close to Mamman Daura, him no fit just cut am off despite sey people dey complain. Na family bond and shared history dey tie dem together, but she talk sey e get as e be. Buhari dey respect relationship wey don build over time, e go prefer to correct you quietly rather than disgrace you. No be small thing o!
“Baba sabi people history, na why e no wan destroy hope,” Fatima talk. E be like sey for Buhari palace, reality no dey shine well. E dey hard to trust some people again. Na wah!
As the gist dey hot, Fatima confirm sey she dey fear for her papa safety sometimes, talk say there don dey attempts to harm am. She no give plenty details, but she say “Harm was done, but his time was not yet.” Wetin she mean by that one? Na serious matter! She also talk sey sometimes, Buhari go dey give am public reprimand to look like sey e dey distant, but inside, na different case be that.
The book don open our eyes to plenty things and show sey even for top level, dem dey face gbege like ordinary people. Na serious one be this o! This book go sure cause more gist in town. People go wan hear wetin dey happen for behind closed doors for Aso Rock. All dis political drama no go end anytime soon, trust me!
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