•Senator Ali Ndume
Former Chief Whip of the Senate, and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has said the new appointment of northerners by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu into key government parastatals and agencies has addressed the imbalance in his previous appointments.
Recall that in the announcement on Friday, 12 individuals from the North were placed into strategic national positions, reports Sunday Trust.
They are Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani (Zamfara) as Managing Director, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC); Alhaji Hamza Ibrahim Baba (Kano) as Programme Manager, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP); Alhaji Abubakar Umar Jarengol (Adamawa) Executive Director, Operations – Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Barrister Sama’ila Audu (Katsina).
Others are Executive Director, Administration – Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Professor Musa Garba Mai Tafsiri (Kebbi), Executive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Comrade Isa Aremu, (Kwara) and Director-General, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS).
Ndume in a statement on Saturday described the appointments as a reflection of President Tinubu’s commitment to inclusive governance.
Recall that Senator Ndume had last month expressed concerns over “lopsidedness” in the Tinubu administration’s appointments which he described as a clear violation of the Federal Character principle enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.
In his new statement, the senator said, “President Tinubu is someone who surrenders to constructive criticisms. I have known him to be a fair minded, cosmopolitan person. Yes, we are all bound to make mistakes. No one is infallible.
“The hallmark of a good leader and statesman is to quickly adjust when he takes a decision or makes a policy pronouncement that a large section of the people find unpopular and uncomfortable with.
“This recent appointment of Northerners into key positions in Federal parastatals and agencies was meant to address the imbalances thrown up by his previous appointments which left the North stranded.”
