Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has commended
President Bola Tinubu for appointing northerners into federal agencies.
On Friday, the federal government appointed 12 individuals
from the northern region into the managements of some federal agencies.
The appointments include Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani
(Zamfara) as managing director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance
Corporation (NAIC); Hamza Ibrahim Baba (Kano), programme manager, Government
Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP); and Abubakar Umar Jarengol
(Adamawa), executive director (operations) of the Nigerian Agricultural
Insurance Corporation (NAIC).
Others are Sama’ila Audu (Katsina), executive director,
administration, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF); Musa Garba Mai
Tafsiri (Kebbi), executive secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy,
Adult and Non-Formal Education; and Isa Aremu (Kwara), director-general,
Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), among others.
In April, Ndume said the political appointments made by
Tinubu were “lopsided” and violated constitutional provisions of federal
character.
However, in a statement on Saturday, Ndume said the recent
appointments of Tinubu show that he is a listening leader who is ready to accept
criticism.
The senator said the appointments would address the
imbalances in the previous ones made by the president.
“President Tinubu is someone who surrenders to constructive
criticisms,” the statement reads.
“I have known him to be a fair-minded, cosmopolitan person.
Yes, we are all bound to make mistakes. No one is infallible.
“I could recall that our leaders in the north, including my
humble self, who felt jolted over recent appointments into key federal positions,
raised our voices, screaming against the perceived imbalances.
“The hallmark of a good leader and statesman is to quickly
adjust himself when he takes a decision or makes a policy pronouncement that a
large section of the people finds unpopular and uncomfortable with.
“President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has demonstrated several times
that he is a responsive leader.
“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.”
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