We are sorry – Nigerian govt apologizes over errors in federal appointments list

The Presidency has apologised for the errors in the list of appointments which they released, in a bid to counter the narrative about President Bola Tinubu’s lopsided appointments.

Tinubu has been accused in certain quarters of favouring people from his tribe.

In an interview with Arise TV, Senator Ali Ndume, an APC lawmaker representing Borno South, accused the President of violating the federal character principle in his appointments.

Ndume made it clear that as a lawmaker, he has the right to criticize Tinubu, even though they belong to the ruling party.

To counter the allegation, the Presidency released a list of President Tinubu’s appointees and their geo-political zones.

The list showed that Tinubu had appointed 29 people from the South West, his home region, 35 from the North West, 22 from the South-South, 16 from the South East, 25 from North Central and 24 from the North East.

However, critics have pointed out that the list does not include the name of a major appointee from Tinubu’s home region.

The omission of Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, from the list further strengthened the regional imbalance narrative against President Tinubu’s administration.

But the Special Adviser, Media & Public Communication/Spokesperson to the President, Sunday Dare, has tendered an apology for the errors in the list.

We have noticed a number of errors in the list of appointments tweeted. We are sorry. We will provide an updated list later. Thank you,” Dare wrote on X.