- President Buhari has invited Abba Kyari and Winfred Oyo-Ita
- The president summoned the two after a public verbal clash between them
- The clash which occurred at the Federal Executive Meeting (FEC) meeting was witnessed by several people
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita and the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The president issued the summon after the two clashed during the Wednesday, November 1, FEC meeting, Punch reports.
The clash was believed to have been caused by the leaked memo, which Oyo-Ita sent to Kyari on the controversial reinstatement of former chairman of the pension reforms commission, Abdulrasheed Maina.
Kyari allegedly accused Oyo-Ita of leaking the memo, which she wrote to him. A source in the presidency who spoke about the clash said: “The President was embarrassed when he leant about the altercation between the two officials. He, therefore, asked the two officials to see him after the FEC meeting. It was a gory sight, seeing the two officials almost fighting at the Council Chambers.
“Efforts made by the VP to calm the two officials were rebuffed by the two officials. It was apparent that none of them had faith in each other."
Nigerian presidency has reportedly remained silent refusing to react to the report credited to the Head of Service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, that she warned Muhammadu Buhari about the implication of reinstating Abdulrasheed Maina.
An internal memo by Oyo-Ita in which she claimed to have met with Buhari and advised him against reinstating Maina was leaked about 24 hours ago.
Part of the memo read: “I sought an audience with His Excellency, Mr President on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, after the FEC meeting where I briefed His Excellency verbally on the wide-ranging implications of the reinstatement of Mr AA Maina, especially the damaging impact on the anti-corruption stance of this administration."
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