Mamman Daura, a nephew and close confidant
of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been
flown to the United Kingdom for urgent medical
treatment over an undisclosed ailment,According to SaharaReporters .
Daura, 80, was said to have been flown in a
private jet to the UK on Wednesday (Yesterday)
after exhibiting respiratory difficulties with
symptoms similar to Coronavirus since last
Friday.
The former journalist, who is an integral
member of the ‘Cabal’, a group of influential
individuals around President Buhari, who help
him make key decisions, is said to have had a
history of renal crisis and had regularly visited
the West for medical attention.
Recall that earlier this month, Daura came
under widespread criticisms after he said that
zoning of the Presidency in Nigeria should be
jettisoned for competence.
Speaking with the BBC Hausa, he said the
zoning formula had failed Nigeria and should be abandoned.
In April, another ‘Cabal’ member and late Chief
of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, died
from Coronavirus complications.
A key member of the Buhari’s administration,
his demise sent panic across Nigeria’s seat of
power, forcing drastic safety measures to be
adopted to protect the President, who has
himself battled an undisclosed ailment and had
visited UK several times in recent years for
medical attention.
