The bodyguards of President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015
presidential campaigns have vowed to expose his secrets if he fails to
fulfill the promise he made them.
The
bodyguards, who claim to be members of the Buhari Support Organisation
(BSO), converged on Buhari’s campaign office in Abuja on Thursday, to drive home their anger over allegedly being used and dumped by the president.
The
leader of the group, Olabiyi Balogun, speaking during the protest said
they were used during the presidential campaign and traveled with Buhari
to the 36 states of the federation, providing him with security and
protocol services.
According to him, it was unfortunate that after how hard they worked for Buhari, they were paid back with abandonment.
“We
were his bodyguards and protocol officers throughout the campaign and
inauguration. Some of us were posted to the Defence House without being
given a dime.
“They
gave us N20, 000 each in January and February 2015 as allowance, and
since then we have not been paid a kobo. We have lost three of our
members who were butchered by unknown gunmen in the course of our duty,”
Balogun said.
He
said Buhari campaign team disregarded them and never made any attempt
to compensate the families of their members who lost their lives.
Another
member of the group, Audu Odameo, vowed “to make public and expose the
secret they have at their disposal,” should President Buhari fail to
employ members of the group as he promised.
“He
appointed and gave jobs to all members of his families and relatives
but abandoned those of us who have worked assiduously and put our lives
on the line,” Odameo said.
The
aggrieved protesters also alleged that Lawal Babachir, Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF) and Abba Kyari, Chief of the Staff
to the President, were the ones behind their plight.
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