Jonathan’s Aides, Abati, Obua, Others Stripped Of Passports

Two months after leaving power,  no fewer than 12 close aides of former
President Goodluck Jonathan have been stripped of their official passports.

A competent source told Saturday Vanguard that the decision
to withdraw the official passports of the former aides of Dr Jonathan was to
prevent misuse and conflict with new aides and officials of President Muhammadu
Buhari, who assumed duties on May 29, 2015.

It could not be established last night whether the affected
officials were ordered by the Presidency to surrender the passports or whether
they did so voluntarily.

But Saturday Vanguard learned that the affected former aides
of Jonathan had already returned the passports to the Presidential Villa
preparatory to being handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS.

Among those whose passports have been retrieved are former
Special Adviser to the President on Media Reuben Abati; former Aide-de-Camp,
Col. Ojogbane Adegbe and former Chief Security Officer, Gordon Obua, who is
currently hospitalised over poor health arising from his recent incarceration
by security agents.

Nine other key officials of the Jonathan Presidency who were
also issued with official passports have also been stripped of the travel
documents.

It was gathered that the former officials had been asked by
the Presidency to relinquish their official passports to the Villa within a
stipulated time-frame for onward return to the NIS, which issued them.

Vanguard