The Presidency has reacted to claims by the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume, that there is lopsidedness in President Bola Tinubu's appointments.
DAILY POST recalls that Ndume in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday claimed that political appointments by President Bola Tinubu
Reacting, the Presidency in a statement issued by Tinubu's media aide Bayo Onanuga described the claim as “hypocrisy and selective perception”.
According to Onanuga, President Tinubu's appointments “are—and will continue to be—based on merit, integrity, geographical spread and a demonstrable capacity to serve the Nigerian people, not Ndume's cherry-picked tribal arithmetic”.
The presidential spokesman said two of the lawmaker's kinsmen featured in recent NNPC Limited top appointments by the president.
The statement reads, “While the Borno senator grandstanded as a moral authority on equity, he forgot to tell his interviewer that two of his kinsmen featured in recent NNPC Limited top appointments.
“The Chairman, appointed by President Tinubu, is from Ndume's senatorial district. If Tinubu and his surrogates' choices are so “tribal,” how did two of Ndume's kinsmen clinch NNPC's top roles?
“As a politician, Ndume has proven time and time again that he is allergic to facts and addicted to theatrics.
“His habit of firing half-baked criticisms—only to be contradicted by facts—proves he's more interested in headline-chasing, rabble rousing, stoking divisive narratives than offering constructive criticism.
“President Tinubu is deeply committed to fostering a government that embraces all Nigerians, irrespective of their ethnic or regional affiliations.
“We urge Ndume to elevate public discourse and avoid misinformation and baseless criticism. This is a disservice to the nation and the behaviour least expected from a Nigerian Senator”.
