Presidency Makes U-turn, Admits Errors In Tinubu’s Appointment Breakdown Figures

The Presidency has retracted a list of federal appointments earlier released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, on Wednesday, admitting to errors in the figures.

Dare, who had posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle that President Bola Tinubu had appointed 71 Northerners and 63 Southerners into key positions, later acknowledged inaccuracies in the breakdown.

“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.

The initial list had been shared in defence of President Tinubu’s commitment to national inclusion and adherence to the principle of federal character principle in his appointments.

In the original post, Dare argued that the President’s track record, both as governor of Lagos State and now as Nigeria’s leader, shows he is a “detribalised” leader who prioritises competence over ethnic or religious considerations.

“People tend to isolate new appointments so far made by the President and examine them with a tribal lens,” he stated. “But it is too early to conclude that appointments are lopsided.”

The regional breakdown had also suggested the South-West had received 26 appointments, the South-South 21, and the South-East 16.