The Presidency has retracted a list of appointments it released earlier today, citing errors.
Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, announced the withdrawal in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
He stated, “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.”
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Mr. Dare had previously shared a list containing 152 appointees, with the North-west region having the highest representation, followed closely by the South-west with 29 appointees.
The South-east region had the fewest appointees on the list, with 16 individuals.
Although Mr. Dare did not specify the reasons for the list’s initial release, it may be related to ongoing accusations of nepotism against President Tinubu, with some Nigerians alleging that he has disproportionately favored his South-west region in appointments since assuming office in May 2023.
Below is the list of the appointees released by the presidency:
South-west:
- Bosun Tijani – Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
- Wale Edun – Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy
- Bunmi Tunji-Ojo – Minister of Interior
- Adebayo Adelabu – Minister of Power
- Dele Alake – Minister of Solid Minerals Development
- Dr. Jumoke Oduwole – Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
- Adegboyega Oyetola – Minister of Marine & Blue Economy
- Olayemi Cardoso – CBN Governor
- Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff
- Kayode Egbetokun – Inspector General of Police
- Zaccheus Adedeji – Chairman, FIRS
- Adeola Ajayi – Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS)
- Bashir Adewale Adeniyi – Comptroller-General of Customs
- Olanipekun Olukoyede – Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
- Kayode Isiak Opeifa – Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation
- Oluwasegun Faleye – Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
- Vincent Olatunji
- Raji Kazeem Kolawole – Managing Director /CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)
- Bayo Onanuga – Director General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)
- Sunday Dare – Special Adviser on Information and Strategy
- Tope Kolade Fasua – Special Adviser on Public Communications Orientation
- Peju Adedajo – Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters (Office of the VP)
- Temitola Asekunle-Johnson – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Investment & Privatisation (Office of VP)
- Mariam Temitope – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation & NSMEs (Office of VP)
- Tunde Rahman – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes
- Moremi Ojudu – SSAP on Community Engagement
- Tope Ajayi – SSA, Media and Public Affairs
- Segun Dada – Special Assistant, Social Media
- Demola Oshodi – SSA, Protocol
North-central:
- Shuaibu Audu – Minister of Steel Development
- Muhammed Idris – Minister of Information
- Zaphanian Jisalo – Minister of Special Duties
- Lateef Fagbemi – Minister of Justice
- Joseph Utsev – Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation
- Nentawe Yilwatde – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
- Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim – Minister of State, Police Affairs
- Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi – Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security
- Bashir Bayo Ojulari – GMD, NNPC Limited
- Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed – Director General, National Intelligence Agency
- Dr. Idris A. Sulaimon – Director General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
- Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi – Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
- Engr. Jaji O. Abdulganiyu – Controller General of the Federal Fire Service
- Kemi Nandap – Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service
- Haruna Y. Usman – Chairman, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority
- Dangajere Shuaibu Bawa Jaja – Managing Director, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority
- Dr. Amos Gizo Yadukso – Chairman, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority
- Engr. Ninga Terese – Managing Director, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority
- Abiodun Essiet – SSAP on Community Engagement
- Gimba Kakanda – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics (Office of the VP)
- Isaq Ahmed Ningi – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital media & Emergency Management
- Mr. Aliyu Audu – Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs
- Sen. Ibrahim Oloriege – Chairman, NHIA
- Tunde Ajibulu – Deputy Executive Secretary (Services), UBEC
- Sunday Sylva Togo Echono – Executive Secretary, TETFUND
North-east:
- Abubakar Kyari – Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
- Idi Mukhtar Maiha – Minister of Livestock Development
- Sa’idu Alkali – Minister of Tranportation
- Yusuf Tuggar – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Muhammad Ali Pate – Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare
- Ibrahim Gaidam – Minister of Police Affairs
- Uba Maigari Ahmadu – Minister of State for Regional Development
- Ahmadu Musa Kida – NNPCL Non-executive Chairman.
- Nuhu Ribadu – National Security Adviser
- Mohammed Buba Marwa – Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
- Hajiya Hafsat Bakari – CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit
- Prof. Abdu Dauda – Chairman, Chad Basin Development Authority
- Tijjani Musa Tumsa – Managing Director, Chad Basin Development Authority
- Alh. Sanusi Mohammed Babantanko – Chairman, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority
