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The presidency on Tuesday says the comments by Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume that President Bola Tinubu is not complying with the federal character principle in political appointments reeks of hypocrisy and selective position.

Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday, the lawmaker accused the President of violating the constitutional requirement for balanced representation in government appointments.

Ndume pointed to Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandates that political appointments reflect the country’s diversity.

In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the presidency said Ndume never mentioned during the interview that two people from his constituency recently got top appointments in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

The statement reads “Senator Ali Ndume’s latest outburst on TV about so-called “lopsided appointments” by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reeks of hypocrisy and selective perception.

“While the Borno senator grandstanded as a moral authority on equity, he forgot to tell his interviewer that two of his kinsmen featured in recent NNPC Limited top appointments. The Chairman, appointed by President Tinubu, is from Ndume’s senatorial district. If Tinubu and his surrogates’ choices are so “tribal,” how did two of Ndume’s kinsmen clinch NNPC’s top roles?”

“As a politician, Ndume has proven time and time again that he is allergic to facts and addicted to theatrics. His habit of firing half-baked criticisms—only to be contradicted by facts—proves he’s more interested in headline-chasing, rabble rousing, stoking divisive narratives than offering constructive criticism”.

“President Tinubu is deeply committed to fostering a government that embraces all Nigerians, irrespective of their ethnic or regional affiliations. He aims to harness our nation’s diverse strengths to achieve a common goal: building a prosperous Nigeria. The President’s appointments are—and will continue to be—based on merit, integrity, geographical spread and a demonstrable capacity to serve the Nigerian people, not Ndume’s cherry-picked tribal arithmetic”.

“We urge Ndume to elevate public discourse and avoid misinformation and baseless criticism. This is a disservice to the nation and the behaviour least expected from a Nigerian Senator”.

Ndume is a clown 🤡 also an hypocrite........i don't take such people serious

Ali Ndume is practically carrying the entire Nigerian Senate on his back — alone.

The rest? Useless benchwarmers.

2 years gone — not a single federal revenue-generating project in sight. (How are we going to pay back these loans with falling Crude oil prices)

Tinubu is borrowing faster than any president in our history — with zero oil subsidy, zero forex subsidy, zero Covid crisis to blame.

So where’s all the money disappearing to?

Akpabio is busy deciding whether to stay outside Natasha’s pants or crawl inside — while the rest of the Senate follows him like blind men chasing a clown.

The 10th Senate isn’t a parliament — it’s a fully operational circus.

How do we pay back these loans? Oil prices have dropped from $110 coming down to the $50's......Our revenue is Crude Oil sales.

Both Ndume and the presidency are playing politics. Otherwise they will their position with facts. For example provide spreadsheet of all the president's appointment along with their state of origin.

Ndume should be careful.. When buhari was doing his own... Everybody kept quiet.... Dis northerners think say na dem wise ..

Na mumu dey trust politician.


Na why naija jaga jaga like this
We should access them by their actions and not cheap talk or propaganda.

And so what? Ndume is saying the obvious truth

Acekidc4:
Ndume is a clown 🤡 also an hypocrite........i don't take such people serious

People like him are classified as useful idi*ts.

And does that change the situation of the country?

Hunger is ravaging all his other kinsmen and here are these clowns telling him not to speak up because "two out of many of them" were fed.

As expected

Attack dogs are attacking. Even this gay papa

Ali Ndume na man. Even if you point am gun, he will still say his mind.

Reports indicate that Ndume mum is allegedly from sad yeast, that is why he talks like a drunk.

Or he drinks lots of hero beer courtesy of bitter obi.

Bitter obi....stop going to our stadium to watch our matches. Stay at your beer factory.

He made us to draw the match against Zimbabwe

Thescrutinyng:

Shots fired, waiting for rebuttal 🤡 . I always talk am say 9ja politicians reeks of hypocrisy

Ndume is a hypocrite. His child was employed by the CBN without following due process, the idiot saw nothing wrong with it.

malali:
Ali Ndume is single handedly doing the work of the whole senate.

Kudos to him !!!!!!!

Not a single federal revenue generating project after 2 years !!

We are borrowing the most amount of money by any Nigerian president ever !! Despite no oil subsidy and forex subsidy !!

Where is all the borrowed money going to ??

Akpabio is still deciding whether to stay out of Natasha's pants or to go inside.

All the other senators are following Akpabio blindly

They have turned 10th senate into a circus.

Ask Buhari the worst president ever wat he did with his borrowing first

It's a new low for the Presidency to go personal like this. Stay on the issue. The Presidency is an institution, not for politics but for governance.

Onanuga could have responded to Ndume on Twitter and Facebook with his personal instead of using the Presidency to fight with a Senator, representing a Senatorial District of his people. Tinubu will leave the Presidency one day so we need to be careful how we use state institutions that will record every government correspondence for the future.

Funny

BafanaBafana:
Ali Ndume na man. Even if you point am gun, he will still say his mind.

Because he knows his stupppid audience.

Headless mob dey be

Acekidc4:
Ndume is a clown 🤡 also an hypocrite........i don't take such people serious

DOES IT CHANGE THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY ?

DOES THE APPOINTMENT MAKE THINGS BETTER ?

IS THE APPOINTMENT WIDESPREAD ?

BY THE WAY, TINUBU PROMISED TO START WHERE BUHARI STOPPED. IS HE DOING THAT OR NOT ?

THE DAY OF VENGANCE OF GOD IS COMING SOON.

Ndume is a known liar. He will tell you the 2 people merited it.

Using appointment as weapon

Ndume Ndume de troublemaker 😒
E rí ka’sha orun e
Agbalagba akan
To Ko si garawa
Shioor

Tinubu may be reacting to the fact that MKO was used and killed. He was used and about to be used when he wrest power from the hands of the northern selfish political shylocks.

He is making a point and if the coalition will not remove him in 2027, There will be many episodes to watch.

Let's c their work

Newton1045:


Ask Buhari the worst president ever wat he did with his borrowing first

The worst President ever I can think of now is the current one

Acekidc4:
Ndume is a clown 🤡 also an hypocrite........i don't take such people serious

No, He's not. He said the bitter truth. Whatever happens during Buhari regimen is left for your god Tinubu to correct. Why is he worst off Buhari nepotism?