Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has alleged that a cabal of politicians is deliberately exploiting and "waging insecurity" to destabilise the administration of President Bola Tinubu and stop his potential 2027 re-election bid.

In an interview with DCL Hausa on Sunday, the minister said the alleged strategy was employed against former President Goodluck Jonathan in the run-up to the 2015 general election.

He also claimed that the same individuals were involved in a "failed plan to topple the government" using the military.

He linked the escalating calls for his removal from office directly to a desperate effort to obstruct a high-profile investigation he is leading into the alleged failed coup.

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