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The recently sacked Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, was aware of the fate awaiting him 24 hours before he was fired, The Nation gathered on Friday.

President Muhammadu Buhari was said to have personally informed Mamman of his imminent sack on Tuesday after inviting him to the Presidential Villa.

Buhari, according to Mamman’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Aaron Artimas, even gave the ex-minister the option attending the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday where news of the sack was broken.

Mamman, however, chose to stay away from the meeting.

Artimas said there was a mutual relationship between the President and the ex-minister which made Buhari personally pick him without lobbying from anyone and which also led to the President telling him why he had to be dropped.

Artimas was said to have been dropped to pave the way for the strengthening of the cabinet and alleged tension in the ministry.

Asked to confirm whether the ex-minister collapsed as reported in some newspapers (not The Nation), Artimas dismissed the reports as fake.

He noted that his principal had over stressed himself on his return from Chad and did not sleep for up to eight hours.

Mamman’s blood pressure, according to his aide, rose and he became a bit ill but never collapsed.

His words: “It is the wicked fake news as usual because Nigerians are becoming vindictive and making conditions extreme for people we don’t like having issues with.

“The true story is that on Tuesday evening, the President himself called the minister to the Villa and informed him personally of his intention to make changes and that he (Mamman) would be affected by the changes for the reasons they discussed between them.

“And the minister accepted in good faith and thanked the President for giving him the opportunity.

“And the President told him that he was doing it because he wanted to strengthen the government and reduce some tension within the ministry.

“The President had singlehandedly appointed him because nobody lobbied for Sale to become minister.

“So, he felt that as his own son, if there is anything, he can have a mutual discussion.

“When he got home, he was tensed because when he went to Chad and he came back, he had been ailing a little bit, he had not rested.

“So, he took drugs and went to bed.

“When he woke up, his body was ailing. His sugar level had gone up. Maybe it had been long he had eight hours sleep.

“And the doctor yesterday had to bring down the sugar level.

“So, if you go to his house now in Maitama, you will see him there.

“Yesterday, I insisted he should grant interview, he granted Hausa service interview.

“So there was nothing like collapse. He heard about his removal before everyone else. At least, the President honoured him with that prior information.

“The President even gave him the option whether he would attend the Federal Executive Council meeting that day or not so that he would make the announcement after the meeting. He said he would not attend. These are the facts.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/buhari-warned-ex-power-minister-mamman-of-imminent-sack/

Is this suppose to be news in d 1st place?

The first minister to be fired in ur 6 years of failure.

I'm expecting Buhari's resignation as soon as possible

Nigeria my country is truly a laughing stock. When Jesus said it is finished,He was actually referring to Nigeria.

Buhari should sack himself

Story for the gods

Are you sure electricity distribution companies are not disgruntled with this man's sack?

Since when he was sacked electricity in my area has gone from bad to worse.

He went to Chad
Useless aboki headslammers wasting our money since the days of Mohammed

Person wey Dem suppose sack dey sack person
These life no balance sha

Buhari is a curse but thunder will fire his ers

Someone should help us sack the INCOMPETENT minister of petroleum. Thanks

Buhari has no moral right to sack anybody.
It's not Mamman Sale or Sabo Nanono, we have a failing system that provides an enabling environment for incompetence, mediocrity and corruption. we don't even need to know who will replace them, we already know they won't be better.

Buhari and his incompetence crew ... Abeg let's keep hoping 515 days to may 29, 2023. Wake me up when this nightmare is over.

Ok, please deliver good Governance to Nigerians, please. That's the ultimate service.

Surrender to Jesus Christ today, and he shall cleanse you of all thy sins and iniquities.

1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Smh

YEYE FOWL!

Babzrockman:
Is this suppose to be news in d 1st place?

The first minister to be fired in ur 6 years of failure.

I'm expecting Buhari's resignation as soon as possible

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Babzrockman:
Is this suppose to be news in d 1st place?

The first minister to be fired in ur 6 years of failure.

I'm expecting Buhari's resignation as soon as possible

Whatever

Interesting times.

Buhari, according to Mamman’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Aaron Artimas, even gave the ex-minister the option attending the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday where news of the sack was broken.

Mamman, however, chose to stay away from the meeting


Imagine,you want to sack him and still want to give him an open disgrace..
This buhari's wickedness is on another level.

Anyways, both buhari and his cabal of 40 thieves are not relevant

Na wa ooo. Sometimes just get the work done and don't collapse the previous structure. He was served same way he was dropping MDAs DG under him even the WB sponsored ones too

Next news please. Thank you

SeyiDominion:

Interesting times.

Indeed

Interesting

Abeg make we hear word. More like devil sacking demon. No be JuJu be that?

Well done our lovely president whatever you do you have our full .
Mamman’s blood pressure, according to his aide, rose and he became a bit ill but never collapse so what happened to him then, he collapsed not because of the sack? Buhari has impressed me, he don't like to work with a failure and incompetent man

When wi he warn his kinsman and bandit to stop killing us.