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, SaharaReporters has reliably gathered.
Daura, 79, was said to have been flown in a private jet to the UK on
Wednesday 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.