The presidency has acknowledged errors in a previously released list that was intended to detail the appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since taking office in 2023.
The list had been shared on Wednesday night by Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication.
Dare’s release followed a statement by Senator Ali Ndume, who accused President Tinubu of failing to adhere to the federal character principle in his appointments. In response, Dare defended the president, describing him as a detribalized leader and asserting that a broader analysis of key federal appointments across major government institutions and agencies indicates that Tinubu is adhering to the federal character principle.
According to Dare, the original list of 134 federal appointments showed that the northern region of Nigeria holds 71 of these positions, while the southern region accounts for 63. However, in a subsequent update posted on Thursday via his X handle, Dare admitted that the earlier list was incorrect due to several errors.
“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, assuring the public that a corrected version would be released soon.
