Former DSS director-general Lawal Daura says the failures of the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration were driven by people around him whom he describes as “sycophants” who weakened the government. Speaking as the vice-presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Daura argues these individuals betrayed the trust Buhari placed in them.
The two outlets reporting the remarks present the same core claim, with no additional substantiating details or evidence cited in the excerpts. Both articles frame the statement as Daura’s assessment of Buhari’s governance, rather than as an account of specific incidents. Neither outlet provides direct responses from Buhari’s former officials or further context about the policies or events Daura refers to, beyond the general assertion that insiders undermined the administration.
