Anxiety as President Tinubu Sets to Remove Last Minutes Appointees of Buhari
- There are indications that President Bola Tinubu has been said to be making moves to sack last-minute appointees of former President Muhammadu Buhari
- A reliable source within the presidency disclosed that the removal of the last would be gradual
- Recall that former President Muhammadu Buhari began to approve the appointment towards the end of his administration and on the morning of his handing over
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Aso Villa, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has been reportedly planning to remove some last-minute appointees made by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari before leaving office.
According to The Punch, sources familiar with the development disclosed that plans were ongoing to dismiss and replace some last-minute appointments made by the Buhari administration.
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Though the total number of affected appointees could not be ascertained, the source maintained that the move would mostly affect the last-minute appointments that ministers and heads of agencies made in the immediate past administration.
Recall that before Buhari handed over to Tinubu, towards the end of his administration, the former president continued to approve appointments, even till the morning of the day he was supposed to hand over, May 29.
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Details emerge as Tinubu plans to remove Buhari's last-minute appointees
According to the source:
“Some of the last-minute appointments by some ex-ministers will be nullified. It will be gradual, so I can’t exactly tell you the number of those who will be affected. As you know, some of them were done in a hurry. The appointments are being reviewed. I can confirm that to you.”
Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson of President Tinubu, did not respond to questions on the claim as of the time of writing the report.
Recently, President Bola Tinubu has removed some appointees made by the Buhari's administration, including the immediate past chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie.
NDDC: Tinubu replaces Laureta Onochie, appoints Ibori's man
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled the governing board of the NDDC and appointed Chiedu Ebie as the new chairman and 16 other board members.
This means that Tinubu has terminated the appointment of Lauretta Onochie by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ebie is an ally of the former governor James Ibori and served as SSG of the immediate past governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. He was suspended from the PDP in May 2023.
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