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A former Senate Leader and lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing several Northerners to key positions within federal agencies, calling it a step towards inclusive governance.

In a statement personally signed and issued in Abuja on Saturday, Ndume praised the President for responding to earlier concerns over regional imbalance in government appointments.

His comments followed Friday’s announcement of 12 new appointments from the region into strategic national positions.

Among the new appointees are Yazid Shehu Danfulani (Zamfara) as Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Hamza Baba (Kano) as Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, Abubakar Jarengol (Adamawa) as Executive Director of Operations at NAIC, and Sama’ila Audu (Katsina) as Executive Director of istration at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund.

Others include Prof. Musa Tafsiri (Kebbi) as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, and Isa Aremu (Kwara) as Director-General of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies.

Ndume, who had previously criticised the istration for marginalising the North in appointments, referenced Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandates fair representation of Nigeria’s diverse regions. He had earlier warned that any continued imbalance could deepen discontent and foster opposition against the istration.

However, in his latest statement, the senator commended Tinubu’s response, describing the recent appointments as a reflection of the President’s openness to and commitment to national unity.

“President Tinubu is someone who surrenders to constructive criticism. I have known him to be a fair-minded, cosmopolitan person. No one is infallible,” Ndume said.

He continued, “When our leaders in the North, including myself, expressed concern over the lopsided nature of previous appointments, it wasn’t to attack but to highlight an important constitutional issue. This move by the President shows his ability to listen and adapt.”

Ndume emphasised that while he remains committed to holding the government able, he s President Tinubu’s broader vision for Nigeria and believes in his capacity to deliver on democratic promises.

He congratulated the new appointees and urged them to justify the trust placed in them, warning that the expectations of Nigerians remain high.

Ndume pledged his continued loyalty to the President, reiterating that his criticisms would always be guided by patriotism and the national interest.

https://punchng.com/ndume-hails-tinubus-appointment-of-northerners-into-key-agencies/

Jews will disagreement 😂

Dare can update his list now

Ndume eye don clear. He is aligning at the speed of light

Emergency lovers of Ndume, take heart

Unstable Ndume

Children of bitterness will soon start insulting Ndume.

Front0lane:
Jews will disagreement 😂

Lost Jews or unrecognised Jews?

Tinubu is not like Atiku who could not relinquish PDP National Chairman to Wike's Group and safe himself.

Finally

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Tinubu only do a good job when he appoints Northerners to head juicy agencies.

Jagaban only threw him a bone so the barking dog will keep quiet.

And the barking dog saw an opening to realign with the president; the mf don dey sing praise and worship 🤣

A win-win.

This is the kind of political tool Atiku and Obi don't possess. If they did, Atiku would probably have won the 2023 election and Wike/G5 won't have dealt with him so badly. Same goes for Obi. They don't understand the concept of stooping to conquer.

Btw, insider gist says Tinubu summoned the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to the State House yesterday. A source in the high-level meeting said Tinubu instructed Prof. Yakubu to solve the internal crisis in all political parties, with priority given to be Labour Party. Tinubu said, "Yakubu, I don't want any crisis in any political party. Ko? Solve all their problems. Bẹrẹ pẹlu party ọmọ Obi yẹn" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That's the only thing they are concerned about.
Not the masses

Recon Move has been steadily happening cos everyone has got a shii to hide

Ethnic jingoist!

Ok

Bola Ahmed Tinubu political strategies need to be included in advanced level political science course.
Man is exceptional.

Rising sun people will be sad , They will soon call him betrayal

M

ThinkSmarter:
Bola Ahmed Tinubu political strategies need to be included in advanced level political science course.
Man is exceptional.

Just because he made appointments? His staturatoy responsibility?
All we say is He should fix and return Nigeria to how he met it, that's all we clamour for. If he likes he can do 20 tenures, no of our business

Mabuggi88:

Because he made appointments

His socioeconomic Reforms and Style of politics that literally brings his opponents into aggreing with him.
Even decamping in some cases.

It's only when you don't understand Economics, that you will be against Jagaban.
Go and read topics like Production, demand|supply, Revenue, Tax, Import|Export, GDP, etc

Did Buhari balance

Ndume praises is NOT a National Interest but a Regional interest !

This is a local operator

ThinkSmarter:

His socioeconomic Reforms and Style of politics that literally brings his opponents into aggreing with him.
Even decamping in some cases.

Decamping ke, politicians are decamping for their selfish interest has nothing to do with socioeconomic policies, what social economic policies in the first place? The one that have plunged the masses to hardship and sufferings?
Nigeria isn't getting better under this istration, the masses know nothing about paying external debt, what they want is good life to the people, shekina. if you like believe it or not

Ndume sees only his part of north as North.

Ndume gets upset if Tinubu dares to appoint people of Kogi, Kwara Benue Nassarawa into any position. Ali Ndume is fighting Tinubu just because Tinubu appointed people from Benue, Kwara Nassarawa and Kogi into what he feels are strategic positions.



Why do northerners considers states like Kogi, Nassarawa, Kwara Benue as north only during elections and immediately elections are over and it is time for appointment these north central states suddenly loses their northern status.

Former president Buhari never did anything tangible for these north central states in appointments, projects. Every northern politician will be campaigning in north central states but will turn his back on then as soon as he enters power and will only those states again only when elections are around the corner.

Some people won't go for early morning mass because of this

Ndume is just looking for a soft landing. No be today Pres Tinubu dey spread appointments.

baby appointments for not

Dis one don Dey see say his Nothern Agenda no wan agend he wan Dey famz the president. Lol

No be today he don Dey spread those positions na you just Dey turn blind eyes because of ur born to rule mentality.

Well I hope it’s not too late sha. Even Hell rufai son wey been Dey boast before don abandon him papa. 🤣

Mabuggi88:

Just because he made appointments? His staturatoy responsibility?
All we say is He should fix and return Nigeria to how he met it, that's all we clamour for. If he likes he can do 20 tenures, no of our business

Nigeria can’t go back to backwardness, they should go back to when state government can’t pay common 33k minimum wage?

Where they use billion dollars not naira to subsidize naira?

Where they use billion to subsidize fuel? Who will invest in refineries if fuel sell at those prices? What made you think dangote didn’t sell petrol until after 8 months of opening his refinery? Diesel wasn’t subsidized at that time and be began selling immediately but waited till government increased petrol before he start producing it. Because he will run into debt if he sell at that old price.

Those things are no more visible for any country that wants to grow, hence someone bold need to take bold actions for the country to move forward.

Even madam Okonjo was telling Nigerians that government can’t afford to pay salaries they had to borrow, 19,800 minimum wage as at then o. It was as bad as that!


Is this where you want the country to go back to? Tufiaka !