Politics
Fugitive & Senator Elect, Kashamu Buruji Fails To Strike Deal To Stop Extradition To The US
…Dapo Abiodun positioned to take over his slot
Information filtering in have it that politician wanted in the United States of America, Kashamu Buruji has failed to strike a deal to stop his extradition to face drug charges.
The business man turned politician had attempted to strike a deal with promoters All Progressives Congress, the party about to take over power at the Federal level to quash moves to hand him over to the United States authority.
Here is a link for background – http://www.societynowng.com/Fugitive-Drug-Baron-Senator-Elect-Kashamu-Buruji-Runs-Helter-Skelter-To-Avoid-Increased-Trouble-Over-Looming-Extradition-To-US-W
But judging from recent disclosure, the man shielded from extradition by outgoing administrators of the federal government –
Kashamu Buruji
made up of his party men – appears to have failed in his bid.
And he is attempting to court public sentiment with outbursts former president, olusegun Obasanjo behind his ordeals in an alleged personal vendetta move.
It is however instructive to not, the issue of handing over Kashamu, the leader of the south west caucus of the People’s Democratic Party to go clear himself off drug charges indictment one of the main reasons that forced ex president Obasanjo out of the PDP.
And Kashamu’s fate currently hangs on the decision of a party in opposition for the past 16years that just wrest power – and looks forward embracing international acceptance.
And added to the mix, a president in wanting to rode the polls to victory on the strength of anti corruption crusade.
According to a deep sources ‘ his case is simple, he should go and clear himself with the United States Authority…if he is innocent, he comes back and resume duty as a senator…it would be a shame for the new government to allow someone with such a heavy shadow of credibility hanging over him to be walking free and enjoy the respect and esteem status of a senator’
Societynowng.com learnt that is the reasoning the bulk of those he is trying to lobby to ‘shield him’.
Added information revealed that the fact that the major campaign point of the PDP against the APC in the fiercely contested general election is corruption does not help Kashamu’s fate.
‘It’s a simple case, if the APC government shield Buruji from extradition to go clear his name abroad, they would be justifying the tag of a party that aid corrupt people the PDP tried to hang on them during electioneering campaigns’ another source analysed.
In a related development sources divulged APC chieftain, Dapo Abiodun the runner up in the election that produced fugitive Kashamu as Senator Elector is currently being positioned to take over the slot once Kashamu is extradited.
Insiders revealed his handlers are looking at constitutional provision that would confer legality on the move.
Aside this, additional report revealed the think tank team of the very close ally of re elected governor of Ogun state believe should Kashamu be extradited and a vacuum created, Dapo appears to be in poll position to take over, even if a bye election is ordered based on the number of votes he polled in the just concluded election.


