Traditional rulers and leaders of thoughts in Kwara South Senatorial District of Kwara State have concluded that the appointments so far made by President Bola Tinubu conform with and take cognisance of the federal character principles.
Addressing a press conference in Ilorin on Thursday, the group, led by Chief James Ayeni, said that the appointments into public offices depicted Tinubu’s sense of equity, fairness and justice.
“By these appointments, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has demonstrated that he belongs to all Nigerians, irrespective of region, religion or ethnicity.”
The Kwara South leaders, who said that the President was always guided by political calculations and sagacity, added that the attributes truly guided him in “discovering talents, the able hands and putting round pegs in round holes.”
The people also pointed out that the Kwara South district has benefitted from the fair and equitable distribution of appointments across the country, and, thus, expressed gratitude to President Tinubu.
“The appointment of our children from Kwara South into various offices has rekindled our sense of belonging in the Nigerian Project,” they noted, adding that, “The president can, therefore, be rest assured of our unwavering support for his administration and our unflinching loyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
While drawing attention to a list of Kwara indigenes appointed into different sectors of the nation’s strata, they noted, “Those appointed are:-
Prince Abdul-Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General/Minister of Justice; Engr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group CEO, NNPCL;
Prince Sunday Fagbemi, Chairman Governing Board, National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi Niger State; Prof Wale Suleiman, Chairman Governing Council, Federal University of Health Sciences, lla-Orangun; Engr Nurudeen Adeyemi Balogun, Member, Board of Directors of TETFUND; Mr. C. 0. Adebayo Jnr., MD, National Agricultural Development Authority; and Barr. Lanre Fálolá, Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission.
“We can say with humility, that Kwara South is a very fertile ground to hunt for and discover highly qualified technocrats, politicians of integrity, men and women of
great skills who can stand tall and be counted among the best in the word.
“Therefore, like Oliver Twist, we humbly request Mr. President to graciously keep an eye on Kwara South with a view to obliging us with more appointnents.”
Chief Ayeni used the occasion to disabuse the minds of those criticising beneficiaries of the FG’s appointments by saying they are from other zones of the country, and not Kwara state.
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