Out of 134 appointments, North got 71 – Presidency tells Ndume over nepotism allegation

The Nigerian presidency has continued to debunk the claim by Senator Ali Ndume who alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s appointment since assuming office was lopsided.

Recall that Ndune in a recent interview had said that appointments by the Tinubu’s administration were mainly from the Southwest region.

The lawmaker also accused the president of violating the principles of the Federal Character.

However, in a reaction to Ndume’s allegation, Sunday Dare, an aide to the president said Tinubu is a detribalized leader.

Dare said, “His antecedents before he even became president speak to this fact. As Lagos Governor, President Tinubu populated his government with competent hands both from within and outside Lagos not minding which tribe you come from.”

He noted that Tinubu has remained the same and he is not blinded by tribe or religion.

He also stated that a lot of people have failed to examine recent appointments made by the presidents and that it is too early to conclude that Tinubu’s appointments are lopsided.

Continuing, Dare said that a review shows the president is on track as far as Federal character is concerned.

“A glance at this list of 134 federal appointments shows that the Northern part of this country has a total of 71 appointments compared to 63 for the entire South.

“When you break down the 63 positions given to the South, the South West leads marginally with 26 slots while the South-South has 21 positions. The South East with five states has 16 positions,” he said.

He added that an unbiased analysis of the appointments made by the president will show Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm.