Presidency Admits Errors In Tinubu’s Appointee List Amid Gbajabiamila Omission, Alleged Lopsided Appointments
The Presidency recently released a full list of President Tinubu’s appointees in the South West, South-South, North East, North West, North Central, and South East.
The Presidency has acknowledged that there are multiple errors in the recently released list of President Bola Tinubu’s appointees.
In a post made on Thursday via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, admitted the inaccuracies and promised corrections.
“We have noticed a number of errors in the list of appointments tweeted. We are sorry. We will provide an updated list later,” Dare said.
The Presidency recently released a full list of President Tinubu’s appointees in the South West, South-South, North East, North West, North Central, and South East.
Dare’s statement came in response to the exclusion of Femi Gbajabiamila, Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, from the list. The publication of the complete appointment list followed criticism and accusations of bias in Tinubu’s selections. As per the list, Tinubu, originating from Nigeria’s South West region, assigned 29 appointments to his region, with Gbajabiamila notably absent from the released names.
North Central received 25 appointments; North East received 24 appointments; North West received 36 appointment positions; South South received 22 appointments, while South East, with the least number of appointees, received 16 appointment positions.
The list, featuring over 150 appointments, revealed that Tinubu focused on assigning high-level, often referred to as ‘juicy,’ positions predominantly to his South West home region.
Key appointments in the South West include Wale Edun (Minister of Finance), Dele Alake (Minister of Solid Minerals), supposed retired Kayode Egbetokun (Inspector General of Police), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Adeola Ajayi (Director General of the Department of State Services), Olanipekun Olukoyede (Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission), Femi Gbajabiamila (Chief of Staff) among other top positions.
The South East received the fewest appointments into President Tinubu’s government, sparking criticism and renewed debates about regional equity and inclusion in Nigeria’s governance.
Critics argued that Tinubu’s appointment pattern had underscored long-standing concerns about the ethnic imbalance in federal leadership in the country.
However, Tinubu’s supporters have insisted that competence and loyalty have guided the President’s choices in the appointment.
