Charles Omole reveals five cabals in Tinubu’s govt

Political analyst and author of From Soldier to Statesman, Charles Omole, has claimed that there are at least five influential cabals operating within the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Omole made the assertion on Thursday while speaking during an interview on Politics Today, a political programme aired on Channels Television and monitored by TRIBUNE ONLINE.

According to him, one of the cabals is allegedly headed by President Tinubu himself, while others revolve around key political figures and close family members of the President.

“Every president will always have people around him. But you need to put systems in place to avoid state capture or presidential capture,” Omole said.

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He added, “From what I can see, the current government has, at least, five cabals within the presidency.”

Omole identified the groups as the President Bola Tinubu cabal, the Femi Gbajabiamila–Nyesom Wike bloc, the Seyi Tinubu group, and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s circle.

Highlighting what he described as a worrying trend, Omole noted that the most influential of the groups appears to be directly led by the President.

“The interesting thing about one of the cabals is that it is actually headed by the president himself, based on my own analysis,” he said.

The author warned that without strong institutional frameworks, the influence of competing power blocs could undermine governance and effective decision-making within the administration.