Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south.
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.
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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.
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“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.
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“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.”
