<h4>APC Chieftain</h4>
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<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a> </strong>reports that erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), and presently a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has expressed worries over how Vice President Kashim Shetimma has been sidelined in the scheme of things in the presidency.</p>
<p>The APC Chieftain wondered why President Tinubu can&#8217;t handover power to Vice President Kashim Shetimma whenever he travels outside the shores of Nigeria, warning that the office of the VP is an exalted position that shouldn&#8217;t be sacrificed on the alter of political expediency.</p>
<p>&#8220;As much as I am not a supporter of Vice President Kashim Shettima, I must state as a concerned Nigerian that I am not happy with the way and manner such a highly profiled politician is being treated by this administration and turning such a highly respected politician to an agent of government solely for attending wedding and burial ceremonies. This is sad, unfortunate and unacceptable</p>
<p>&#8220;He may not have the courage to voice out his frustration but the fact remains that for the two years that he has serviced as the Vice President of this country and number of times that President Tinubu have traveled outside this country, Mr President has not found it fit and needful to handover power to the Vice President.</p>
<p>&#8220;This act is not only condemnable but against the spirit and letters of the Constitution of this country, Eze stated.</p>
<p>Similarly, Eze described the Presidential Census Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu as &#8220;one goof, too many&#8221;, insisting that posterity will not be kind to the present APC administration, in view of the many wrong steps it has continued to take.</p>
<p>Chief Eze in his widest imagination, could not fathom the rationale behind some of the bizzare, undemocratic and unruly actions of a man who claims to be among patriotic democrats who fought the military junta to enthrone democracy in Nigeria.</p>
<p>Eze, a member of the APC Legacy Media Team, in a statement issued in Port-Harcourt at the weekend, expressed utmost dismay over the Census Committee announced by President Tinubu, with only one section of the country dominating membership of the Committee for the highly sensitive national assignment.</p>
<p>That apart, the APC Chieftain tagged Tinubu, a nepotist, accusing him of using tribal sentiments as a last resort to gain political traction and visibility ahead the 2027 presidential election.</p>
<p>&#8220;He knows how he won the 2023 presidential election. It is sad and unacceptable that the President from day one of his inauguration on May 29, 2023, made his re-election bid in 2027, a centre-piece of his administration&#8217;s policy, thereby relegating genuine democratic governance to the backdrop. Eze stated.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now, to avoid being humiliated out of office in 2027, Mr President is doing everything humanly, politically and tribally possible to remain in power until 8 years.</p>
<p>&#8220;Of course, the best way to actualize his ambition is to garner the support of his kinsmen by fixing them in virtually all sensitive and revenue generating establishments in a multi-tribal nation like Nigeria, not minding whose ox is gourd.</p>
<p>&#8220;As if nothing is wrong with Tinubu&#8217;s act of nepotism and tribal politics, he recently inaugurated the Census Committee populated mostly by the people of South West with no representation from North-East, South-South and of course South-East, that doesn&#8217;t even exist in his political and administrative calculation, the APC Chieftain said.</p>
<p>For the avoidance of doubt and to put the records straight, members of the high-level <a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/">committee</a> on national population and housing census inaugurated by President Tinubu are as follows: 1. Bagudu &#8211; North West; 2. Kwarra &#8211; North Central; 3. Idris &#8211; North West; 4. Edun &#8211; South West; 5. Adedeji &#8211; South West; 6. Odusote &#8211; South West; 7. Okunola &#8211; South West; 8. Oyinade -South West.</p>
<p>According to report, the eight-member committee includes the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji; Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote; the Principal Private Secretary to the President, Hakeem Muri Okunola; and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Operations (Office of the Chief of Staff), Mrs Nathan-Marsh.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is sad and unfortunate that a President of a plural and diversified nation like Nigeria, in setting up such a sensitive Committee did not consider the federal character before his appointments.</p>
<p>&#8220;To President Tinubu, nobody from North-East, South-South and South-East is found worthy to be a member of such sensitive committee? I wonder how the dealings of such crafted and lopsided committee can do justice to this great nation, Eze queried.</p>
<p>The former spokesperson of the defunct nPDP noted that census is crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective decision-making in healthcare, education, security, and economic planning.</p>
<p>Nigeria’s last census, Eze observed, was in 2006, nearly two decades ago, and it recorded a population of 140,431,790, with 71,345,488 males and 69,086,302 females.</p>
<p>Therefore, Eze drew the attention of the President that his planned census is for Nigeria and not for South-West region.</p>
<p>Speaking further on the lopsidedness of President Tinubu&#8217;s appointments, Eze stated that Mr. President is treating all other sections of this country as if they are conquered nation.</p>
<p>A cursory look at the following appointments from one section of this country, according to Eze, simply exposes that &#8220;this Tinubu administration is totally off the mark of why most of us took the risk of the formation of APC&#8221;.</p>
<p><em><strong>1. Chief of Staff – Femi Gbajabiamila</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>2. Minister of Petroleum Resources &#8211; Bola Ahmed Tinubu</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>3. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy &#8211; Wale Edun</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>4. Minister of Interior &#8211; Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>5. Minister of Power &#8211; Adebayo Adelabu</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>6. Minister of Solid Minerals &#8211; Dele Alake</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>7. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy &#8211; Bosun Tijani</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>8. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy &#8211; Adegboyega Oyetola</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>9. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment &#8211; Jumoke Oduwole</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>10. Minister of State, Environment &#8211; Moruf Olalekan Adebayo</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>11. Minister for Youth Development &#8211; Ayodele Olawande</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>12. Minister of State, Health &#8211; Salako Isiaq Adekunle Adeboye</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>13. Chief Justice of Nigeria &#8211; Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>14. Chief of Army Staff &#8211; Olufemi Olalotunbosun Oluyede</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>15. Inspector General of Police &#8211; Kayode Egbetokun</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>16. DG, Department of State Services &#8211; Adeleai Oluwatosin Ajayi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>17. Commander, Brigade of Guards &#8211; Adebis Oluasola Olasanya</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>18. Chief of Defence Space Administration &#8211; Larre Ibrahim Oluwatoyin</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>19. Commandant, National Defence College &#8211; Olumuyiwa Morakinyo Olotu</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>20. CG, Nigeria Customs Service &#8211; Bashir Adewale Adeniyi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>21. CG, Federal Fire Service &#8211; Abdulganiyu Olayi Jaji</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>22. Accountant-General of the Federation &#8211; Shamsudeen Babatunde</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>23. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria &#8211; Olayemi Michael Cardoso</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>24. Chairman, Economic &; Financial Crimes Commission &#8211; Ola Olukoyede</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>25. Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service &#8211; Zaccheaus Adedeji Adedeji</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>26. CCE, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission &#8211; Gbenga Komolafe</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>27. DG/CEO, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency &#8211; Dayo Mobereola</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>28. MD/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria &#8211; Gbenga Alade</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>29. DG, National Pension Commission &#8211; Mojisola Yahaya</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>30. DG, Bureau of Public Procurement &#8211; Adebayo Adewusi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>31. MD/CEO, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria &#8211; Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>32. DG, Bureau of Public Enterprises &#8211; Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>33. MD/CEO, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority &#8211; Olufemi Ogunyemi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>34. Commissioner/CEO, National Insurance Commission &#8211; Olusegun Aya Omosehin</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>35. DG/CEO, National Identity Management Commission &#8211; Abisoye Coker-Odusote</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>36. DG/CEO, National Space Research and Development Agency &#8211; Matthew Adepoju</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>37. DG/CEO, National Centre for Technology Management &#8211; Olushola Odusanya</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>38. DG/CEO, National Automotive Design and Development Council &#8211; Oluseunmi Joseph Osanipin</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>39. Chairman, Nigerian Ports Authority Board &#8211; Adedayo Clement Adeyeye</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>40. MD, Federal Housing Authority &#8211; Oladimeji Oyetunde Ojo</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>41. ES, National Lottery Trust Fund &#8211; Tosin Adeyanju</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>42. DG/CEO, National Lottery Regulatory Commission &#8211; Lanre Gbajabiamila</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>43. CEO, Nigerian Postal Service &#8211; Omotola Odeyemi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>44. CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission &#8211; Vincent Olatunji</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>45. MD/CEO, Galaxy Backbone Limited &#8211; Ibrahim Adejuyi Adeyanju</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>46. DG/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency &#8211; Agnes Yemisi Asagbra</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>47. DG, National Agency for the Control of AIDS &#8211; Temipole Ilori</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>48. DG, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control &#8211; Mojirola Christianah Adeyeye</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>49. CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency &#8211; Muji Aina</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>50. DG, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control &#8211; Jide Idris</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>51. Statistician-General, National Bureau of Statistics &#8211; Adeyemi Adeniran</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>52. DG, National Sugar Development Council &#8211; Aliyu Yakubu</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>53. DG/CEO, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria &#8211; Lekam Badadjo</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>54. VC/CEO, Federal Competition &; Consumer Protection Commission &#8211; Adetokunbo Aloba</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>55. National Coordinator, National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office &#8211; Funmi Olotu</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>56. DG, National Sports Commission &#8211; Bukola Olawale Olopade</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>57. DG, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation &#8211; Folorunsho Coker</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>58. DG/CEO, National Orientation Agency &#8211; Lanre Issa-Onilu</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>59. Registrar Surveyors Council of Nigeria &#8211; Olakunle Olugbemiro</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>60. President/CEO Digital Bridge Institute &#8211; Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>61. DG/CEO Industrial Training Fund &#8211; Oluwatoyin Afiz Ogun</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>62. DG/CEO Nigerian Institute of Medical Research &#8211; John Oladapo Obafunwa</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>63. DG/CEO National Institute for Hospitality Tourism &#8211; Abisoye Fagade</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>64. National Power Training Institute of Nigeria &#8211; Ahmed Bolaji Nagode</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>65. DG National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies &#8211; Ayo Omotayo</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>66. Administrator/CEO Public Service Institute of Nigeria &#8211; Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>67. Registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board &#8211; Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>68. Registrar/CEO Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria &#8211; Josiah Ajiboye</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>69. MD/CEO Nigerian Education Loan Fund &#8211; Akintunde Sawyer</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>70. DG/CEO Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria &#8211; Patrick Olusami Adebola</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>71. MD/CEO Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation &#8211; Folashade Joseph</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>72. Mr. Ayo Sotinrin – MD, Bank of Agriculture</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>73. Sowade Oluwakayode – Executive Director, Ogun-Osun River Basin</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>74. Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi – Programme Director, Presidential CNG Initiative</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>75. Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye – DG, NYSC</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>76. Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade – Chairman, Nigeria Independent System Operator (NISO)</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>77. Mr. Idris Olurinnimbe – Chairman, UBEC</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>78. Prof. Balaji Akinyemi – Chairman, Nigerian Institute for International Affairs</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>79. Olusegun Omosehin &; Engr. Wole Ogunsanya – Board Members, NCDMB</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>80. Senator Surajdeen Bashorun Ajibola – Chairman, National Sugar Development Council</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>81. Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi – Chairman, NOTAP</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>82. Aide-de-Camp (ADC) – Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>83. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy – Bayo Onanuga</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>84. Special Adviser on Media – Sunday Dare</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>85. Senior Special Assistant (Media) – Tunde Rahman</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>86. Senior Special Assistant on Digital and New Media – O&#8217;Tega Ogra</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>87. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives) – Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>88. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters – Jami&#8217;u Abiola</strong></em></p>
<p>&#8220;With the aforementioned insensitive appointments, no Nigerian with unbiased mind will support this administration based on the above actions.</p>
<p>&#8220;I pray that President Tinubu will have a change of heart and govern this nation as a true patriotic leader he claims to be.</p>
<p>&#8220;He transcends this level of nepotism, and should purge his administration of the tag of government of ethnic bigot.</p>
<p>&#8220;The fear of losing power in 2027 and the crave to hold unto power have made the President lose track as he has continued to goof in too many steps taken by his administration&#8221; Eze lamented.</p>
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