Tinubu appoints 134 Federal appointments so far - Presidency
President Bola Tinubu has made no fewer than 134 federal appointments since he assumed office on May 29, 2023.
This comes as Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume accused Tinubu of lopsided appointments.
According to Ndume, Tinubu’s appointments are sectional and they fall short of the federal character principle.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, who released the statistics, described the president as a detribalized leader who populates his government with competent hands.
Dare explained that the breakdown of the appointments by Tinubu appointed 71 Northerners and 63 Southerners.
He added that the list contained 29 people were appointed from his home region the South West, 35 from the North West, 25 from North Central, 24 from the North East, 22 from the South-South and 16 from the South East region.
“On this issue of appointments by the Tinubu administration, it is important to state that President Bola Tinubu is a detribalised leader.
“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.
“So, if we carry out an unbiased analysis, you’ll see that there is no cause for alarm.”
“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.
“As President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the same man who is not blinded by the cloak of tribe or religion. He understands that the mandate he won is from the six geopolitical zones of the country and therefore knows that he bears the responsibility to carry every section along to build a very strong nation.
“People tend to isolate new appointments so far made by the President to examine them with a tribal lens but it is too early to conclude that appointments are lopsided. Tinubu has barely completed two years in office yet, there are plenty more appointments still coming.
“In fact, a more expansive view of key federal appointments across major government institutions and agencies shows that the President is on the right track as far as Federal character is concerned.
