By John Owen Nwachukwu

The Presidency, through Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has provided a list of the President’s appointments to date as it tries to defend alleged lopsided appointments.

In the list, South West has 29 appointees of the President as against 24 stated by Dare.

For instance, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is one of the first appointees of the President, appointed as Chief Of Staff on Friday, June 2, 2023, was not mentioned in the list.

The South East has fewer appointments.

Also, it appears that the South West, where the President comes from, has the majority of the key appointments:

Here is the list of Tinubu’s appointments to date:

South West:

1. Bosun Tijani; Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

2. Wale Edun; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy

3. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Interior

4. Adebayo Adelabu; Minister of Power

5. Dele Alake; Minister of Solid Minerals Development

6. Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

7. Adegboyega Oyetola; Minister of Marine & Blue Economy

8. Olayemi Cardoso; CBN Governor

9. Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff

10. Kayode Egbetokun; Inspector General of Police

11. Zaccheus Adedeji; Chairman, FIRS

12. Adeola Ajayi; Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS)

13. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi; Comptroller-General of Customs

14. Olanipekun Olukoyede; Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

15. Kayode Isiak Opeifa; Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation

16. Oluwasegun Faleye; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund

17. Vincent Olatunji; National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)

18. Raji Kazeem Kolawole; Managing Director /CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)

19. Bayo Onanuga; Director General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)

20. Sunday Dare; Special Adviser on Information and Strategy

21. Tope Kolade Fasua; Special Adviser on Public Communications Orientation

22. Peju Adedajo; Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters (Office of the VP)

23. Temitola Asekunle-Johnson; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Investment & Privatisation (Office of VP)

24. Mariam Temitope; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation & NSMEs (Office of VP)

25. Tunde Rahman; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes

26. Moremi Ojudu; SSAP on Community Engagement

27. Tope Ajayi; SSA, Media and Public Affairs

28. Segun Dada; Special Assistant, Social Media

29. Demola Oshodi; SSA, Protocol

North Central:

1. Shuaibu Audu; Minister of Steel Development

2. Muhammed Idris; Minister of Information

2. Zaphanian Jisalo; Minister of Special Duties

3. Lateef Fagbemi; Minister of Justice

4. Joseph Utsev; Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation

5. Nentawe Yilwatde; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction

6. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim; Minister of State, Police Affairs

7. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi; Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security

8. Bashir Bayo Ojulari; GMD, NNPC Limited

9. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed; Director General, National Intelligence Agency

10. Dr. Idris A. Sulaimon; Director General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)

11. Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi Commandant General; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

12. Engr. Jaji O. Abdulganiyu; Controller General of the Federal Fire Service

13. Kemi Nandap; Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service

14. Haruna Y. Usman; Chairman, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority

15. Dangajere Shuaibu Bawa Jaja; Managing Director, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority

16. Dr. Amos Gizo Yadukso; Chairman, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority

17. Engr. Ninga Terese; Managing Director, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority

18. Abiodun Essiet; SSAP on Community Engagemen

19. Gimba Kakanda; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics (Office of the VP)

20. Isaq Ahmed Ningi; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital media & Emergency Management

21. Mr. Aliyu Audu,; Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs

22. Sen. Ibrahim Oloriege; Chairman, NHIA

23. Tunde Ajibulu; Deputy Executive Secretary (Services), UBEC

24. Sunday Sylva Togo Echono; Executive Secretary, TETFUND

North East:

1. Abubakar Kyari; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

2. Idi Mukhtar Maiha; Minister of Livestock Development

3. Sa’idu Alkali; Minister of Tranportation

4. Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Foreign Affairs

5. Muhammad Ali Pate; Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare

6. Ibrahim Gaidam; Minister of Police Affairs

7. Uba Maigari Ahmadu; Minister of State for Regional Development

8. Ahmadu Musa Kida; NNPCL Non-executive Chairman.

9. Nuhu Ribadu; National Security Adviser

10. Mohammed Buba Marwa; Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

11. Hajiya Hafsat Bakari; CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit

12. Prof. Abdu Dauda; Chairman, Chad Basin Development Authority

13. Tijjani Musa Tumsa; Managing Director, Chad Basin Development Authority

14. Alh. Sanusi Mohammed Babantanko; Chairman, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority

15. Abdulhamid Yahaya Abba; SSAP on Community Engagement

16. Dr. Bala Mohammed; Deputy Governor, CBN

17. Aliyu Modibbo Umar; Special Adviser (SAD), General Duties

18. Sadiq Wanna; Special Adviser (SAD), to the President on Power Infrastructure (Office of the VP)

19. Usman Muhammad; SSA to the President on Administration & Office Accommodation (Office of the VP)

20. Nasir Yammama; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Innovation (Office of the VP)

21. Bashir Maidugu; Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President)

22. Dr. Daniel Bwala,; Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications

23. Mr. Francis Adah Abah; Personal Assistant to the President, Special Duties

24. Mumuni Dagazau; Executive Vice President for Downstream

North West:

1. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Minister of Defence

2. Hannatu Musawa; Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy

3. Ahmed Dangiwa; Minister of Housing and Urban Development

4. Bello Goronyo; Minister of State for Water Resources

5. Yusuf Tanko Sununu; Minister of State for Education

6. Bello Matawalle; Minister of State for Defence

7. Hajiya Hafsat Bakari; CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit

8. General Christopher Gwabin Musa; Chief of Defence Staff

9. Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar; Chief of Air Staff

10. Haliru Nababa; Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service

11. Shehu Usman Mohammed; Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission

12. Aminu Maida; EVC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

13. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi Director-General; National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

14. Brig Gen YD Ahmed; Director-General, National Youth Service Corps

15. Mohammed Buba Marwa Chairman; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

16. Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu; Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission

17. Nasiru Gawuna; Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria

18. Musa Sarkin Adar; Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority

19. H. E. Nasiru Gawuna; Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria

20. Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel; Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yola

21. Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan; Chairman, Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu

22. Isa Sadiq Achida; Chairman, Raw Materials Research and Development Council

23. Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno; Chairman, Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority

24. Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik; Secretary, Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board

25. Dr. Mohammed Mohammed Aminu; Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (NABTEB)

26. Abdullahi Tanko Yakassai; SSAP on Community Engagement

27. Sani Dattijo; Deputy Governor, CBN

28. Rukaiya El-Rufai; Special Adviser to President on NEC & Climate Change (Office of the VP)

29. Hakeem Baba Ahmed; Special Adviser (SAD), on Political Matters (Office of VP)

30. Muhammad Bulama; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Politics/Special Duties (office of the VP)

31. Zainab Yunusa; Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC (Office of the VP)

32. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Print Media

33. Ibrahim Masari; SSA Politics

South South:

1. Festus Keyamo; Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development

2. Ekperipe Ekpo; Minister of State, Gas Resources

3. Heineken Lokpobiri; Minister of State, Petroleum Resources

4. John Enoh; Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment

5. Nyesom Wike; Minister of Federal Capital Territory

6. Abubakar Momoh; Minister of Regional Development

7. Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla; Chief of Naval Staff

8. Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye; Chief of Defence Intelligence

9. Emomotimi Agama; Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

10. Mrs. Glory Ekpo Oho; Managing Director, Cross River Basin Development Authority

11. Sen. Magnus Abe; Chairman, National Agency for the Great Green Wall

12. Chief (Barr.) Ebikemi Boi Bosin; Chairman, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

13. Hon. Amgbare Ebitimi; Managing Director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

14. Mr. Saleh Abubakar; Director-General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW)

15. Dr. Dakorinama Alabo George; Director-General, Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).

16. Gift Johnbull; SSAP on Community Engagement

17. Emem Nnana Usoro; CBN Deputy Governor

18. O’tega Ogra; SSA, Digital/New Media to the President

19. Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe; SSA, Strategic Communications

20. Rowland Ewubare; Group Chief Operating Officer, NNPCL

21. Nosa Asemota; Special Assistant, Visual Communications to the President

22. Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey; Project Coordinator, HYPREP

South East:

1. Dr. Doris Anite Uzoka; Minister of State for Finance

2. Bianca Ojukwu; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

3. Nkeiru Onyejiocha; Minister of State for Labour

4. Sen. Dave Umahi; Minister of Works

5. Dr. Uche Nnaji; Minister of Science and Technology

6. Uzoma Nwagba; MD, Credicorp

7. Rt. Hon. Emeka Nduka; Managing Director, Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority

8. Adesua Dozie; Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, NNPCL

9. Hon. Mark Okoye; MD/CEO, South-East Development Commission (SEDC)

10. Philip Ikeazor; Deputy Governor for Financial System Stability, CBN

11. Sophia Mbakwe; Executive Vice President of Business Services, NNPCL

12. Mr. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu; Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment

13. Chioma Nweze; SSAP on Community Engagement

14. Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha; SSA to the President, Media and Communication (Office of VP)

15. Kingsley Uzoma; SSA to the President on Agribusiness & Productivity Enhancement (Office of VP)

16. Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo; SSA to the President on Public Engagement

(Daily Post)