Days after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu on Friday appointed the outgoing Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief of Employees. A former deputy governor of Jigawa State, Ibrahim Hadejia, was additionally appointed because the Deputy Chief of Employees.
The President additionally named the fast previous Minister of Particular Duties and former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume, because the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation.
These had been revealed in a press release by the State Home Director of Info, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
Reacting to the announcement, Gbajabiamila stated he would give his greatest because the Chief of Employees to the President, whereas noting that he would assume responsibility on June 14, 2023, being a day after the tenth Meeting would have been inaugurated.
A terse assertion by his Chief of Employees, Wasiu Olanrewaju-Good, quoted Gbajabiamila as saying, “Thanks Mr President for locating me worthy of being your Chief of Employees. Having spent the final 20 years within the Nigerian Parliament, and after successful my sixth time period election into the Nationwide Meeting, I shall work with Mr President in discharging the big activity forward of him for the peace and progress of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I shall give my greatest once I take workplace on June 14, 2023, as mirrored in Mr President’s official letter.”
Bello, Oyetola react
In the meantime, reactions have continued to encompass the appointments, with many congratulating the appointees.
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, congratulated the outgoing Speaker and Akume on their appointments.
In a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed, Bello stated Gbajabiamila’s legislative background, loyalty and trustworthiness made him very appropriate for the essential position.
He additionally applauded Akume’s achievements in numerous capacities, as a senator and minister of particular duties, saying it was his agency conviction that Akume’s experience and insights would enormously support his efficiency in his new place.
Equally, in a press release in Osogbo on Friday, the immediate-past Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, congratulated the appointees.
The assertion partly learn, “I congratulate Senator Akume and Hon Gbajabiamila on their appointments and as properly commend President Tinubu for making these nice decisions. These appointments are deserving and well-thought-out.”
Abbas, others hail President
The popular candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Speakership of the Home of Representatives within the tenth Nationwide Meeting, Tajudeen Abbas, in a press release by his marketing campaign workplace hailed Tinubu for making “the appropriate selection,” in appointing Gbajabiamila.
He stated, “To me, that is an appointment that has proven that Mr President will not be solely strategic in his considering but additionally sagacious in his management. I do know that the Chief of Employees to the President will work assiduously with Mr President to make Nigeria nice.”
Equally, the Director-Common of the Nationwide Institute for Legislative and Democratic Research, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, in a press release congratulated Gbajabiamila on his new appointment.
He expressed “most confidence” in Gbajabiamila’s capability to excel within the new position, as he acknowledged the Speaker’s “profound understanding of the political panorama and unwavering dedication to nationwide progress.”
In the meantime, the Speaker of the Kaduna State Home of Meeting, Yusuf Zailani, in a press release by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Danfulani, hailed Tinubu for appointing Gbajabiamila, saying it’s properly deserved and primarily based on benefit given his “enviable pedigree in diplomacy, administration and teachers.”
In the meantime, a bunch underneath the aegis of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals, additionally praised Tinubu over Akume’s appointment as SGF in a press release in Abuja by the group’s chairman, Isaac Abrak.
He stated, “We enormously admire Senator Akume’s appointment as a sign that the present authorities is devoted to serving all Nigerians, no matter their spiritual or ethnic backgrounds. It reinforces the assumption that President Bola Tinubu is steadfast in his promise to unite Nigeria and ensures that each citizen is valued and represented within the governance of our nation.”
MBF reacts
The President of the Center Belt Discussion board, Bitrus Pogu, additionally described Akume’s appointment as SGF as a welcome improvement.
He nonetheless stated the emergence of Tinubu as President was nonetheless questionable, saying, “If the emergence of the President is in query, primarily based on constitutional determinants, then no matter comes out of additionally it is questionable. The muse is the issue and never the appointment.”
PWDs demand inclusion
The Nationwide President, Joint Nationwide Affiliation for Individuals with Disabilities, Abdullahi Kebbi, additionally known as on the President to incorporate PWDs in his cupboard.
Kebbi, who made the decision in an interview with our correspondent on Friday, stated, “We’re a big inhabitants and we have to have a consultant inside our group. We don’t want able-bodied individuals to symbolize us as a result of they do not know the challenges confronted by the PWDs. We hope that this time round, Tinubu will have a look at it.”
Ladies search inclusion
Ladies in Administration, Enterprise and Public Service in collaboration with over 300 non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations, have known as on the President to incorporate girls in management positions.
The Government Director of WIMBIZ, Mrs. Hansatu Adegbite, in a press release stated, “Greater than ever, girls name on the President who has made a dedication to prioritize girls’s participation in Nigerian management to make sure that.”