Presidency apologises for errors in published list of Tinubu’s federal appointments

A deliberate attempt by the Presidency to dismantle the notion that President Bola Tinubu is nepotistic and rabidly Yoruba-centric in his appointments went awry as the list published by an official was fraught with a number of errors.

Special Adviser, Media & Public Communications/spokesperson to the President, Mr Sunday Dare had published a list purported to contain appointees of President Tinubu in the six geopolitical zones.

“On this issue of appointments by the Tinubu administration,  it is important to state that President Bola Tinubu is a detrabalised leader. His antecedents before he even became president speak to this fact…”

He had uploaded the list on his X handle @SundayDareSD on or about Wednesday only for him to retract the list on Thursday,  April 10, 2025 at 7.55 am.

“We have noticed a number of errors in the list of appointments tweeted.  We are sorry.  We will provide @ an updated list later,” Sunday Dare wrote.

Nigerians who had lapped up the initial list in a tweet that was read by well over 17,000 Nigerians and retweeted by scores of other tweeps as of the time it was retracted, criticised Dare for allowing the mischief to escape.

Some even called for his resignation for the egregious mistakes.

Some of the reactions are published hereunder:

● Oladayo Martins omo Ojo @PoloM77 to @SundayDareSD

“The difficulty in publishing a simple Ministerial or appointment list simply reflects the incompetence you people apply to Governance in this administration.

“Something as simple as a list should have been stored in an automated system available publicly upon demand…

“What a shame. In sane countries, a resignation letter would replace this apology.”

● @OladayoMARTINS

“Some things are not acceptable. Imagine a firm not knowing the number of employees they employed. It almost feels like many other things you share might be inaccurate.”

● Maney @Charles_maney

“There’s nothing we will not see in this APC / tinubu presidency… people criticized marginalization… you printed fake and inaccurate charts of appointments that fit ur initiatives!… May BOLA AHMED TINUBU never happen to NIGERIA AGAIN!!!!

● Aku @aku_buo

“Govt of propaganda by propaganda for propaganda.

“Very incompetent and ethnocentric govt.”

●Village Man@EtimEsin3

“I noticed the errors too where Buba Mawa appears in both NE and NW. And Ganduje appears twice. Meanwhile, president should do something about SE. Their list is unappealing. May Nigeria succeed.”

Reproduced in extenso hereunder is the original list publisher by Dare which he retracted.

The Presidency has issued a list detailing President Tinubu’s appointments to date:

■ South West:

1. Bosun Tijani-Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

2. Wale Edun-Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy

3. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo-Minister of Interior

4. Adebayo Adelabu-Minister of Power

5. Dele Alake-Minister of Solid Minerals Development

6. Dr. Jumoke Oduwole-Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

7. Adegboyega Oyetola- Minister of Marine & Blue Economy

8. Olayemi Cardoso-CBN Governor

9. Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja-Chief of Army Staff

10. Kayode Egbetokun-Inspector General of Police

11. Zaccheus Adedeji-Chairman, FIRS

12. Adeola Ajayi-Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS)

13. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi-Comptroller-General of Customs

14. Olanipekun Olukoyede-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

15. Kayode Isiak Opeifa-Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation

16. Oluwasegun Faleye-Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund

17. Vincent Olatunji-(NSITF)

18. Raji Kazeem Kolawole

Managing Director /CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)

19. Bayo Onanuga

Director General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)

20. Sunday Dare

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy

21. Tope Kolade Fasua

Special Adviser on Public Communications Orientation

22. Peju Adedajo

Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters (Office of the VP)

23. Temitola Asekunle-Johnson

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Investment & Privatisation (Office of VP)

24. Mariam Temitope

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation & NSMEs (Office of VP)

25. Tunde Rahman

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes

26. Moremi Ojudu

SSAP on Community Engagement

27. Tope Ajayi

SSA, Media and Public Affairs

28. Segun Dada

Special Assistant, Social Media

29. Demola Oshodi

SSA, Protocol

■ North Central:

1. Shuaibu Audu

Minister of Steel Development

2.Muhammed Idris
Minister of Information

3. Zaphanian Jisalo

Minister of Special Duties

4. Lateef Fagbemi

Minister of Justice

5. Joseph Utsev

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation

6. Nentawe Yilwatde

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction

7. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim

Minister of State, Police Affairs

8. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi

Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security

9. Bashir Bayo Ojulari

GMD, NNPC Limited

10. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed

Director General, National Intelligence Agency

11. Dr. Idris A. Sulaimon

Director General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)

12. Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi

Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

13. Engr. Jaji O. Abdulganiyu

Controller General of the Federal Fire Service

14. Kemi Nandap

Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service

15. Haruna Y. Usman

Chairman, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority

16. Dangajere Shuaibu Bawa Jaja

Managing Director, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority

17. Dr. Amos Gizo Yadukso

Chairman, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority

18. Engr. Ninga Terese

Managing Director, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority

19. Abiodun Essiet

SSAP on Community Engagement

20. Gimba Kakanda

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics (Office of the VP)

21. Isaq Ahmed Ningi,

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital media & Emergency Management

22. Mr. Aliyu Audu,

Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs

23. Sen. Ibrahim Oloriege

Chairman, NHIA

24. Tunde Ajibulu,

Deputy Executive Secretary (Services), UBEC

25. Sunday Sylva Togo Echono

Executive Secretary, TETFUND

■ North East:

1. Abubakar Kyari

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

2. Idi Mukhtar Maiha

Minister of Livestock Development

3. Sa’idu Alkali

Minister of Tranportation

4. Yusuf Tuggar

Minister of Foreign Affairs

5. Muhammad Ali Pate

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare

6. Ibrahim Gaidam

Minister of Police Affairs

7. Uba Maigari Ahmadu

Minister of State for Regional Development

8. Ahmadu Musa Kida

NNPCL Non-executive Chairman.

9. Nuhu Ribadu

National Security Adviser

10. Mohammed Buba Marwa

Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

11. Hajiya Hafsat Bakari

CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit

12. Prof. Abdu Dauda

Chairman, Chad Basin Development Authority

13. Tijjani Musa Tumsa

Managing Director, Chad Basin Development Authority

14. Alh. Sanusi Mohammed Babantanko

Chairman, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority

15. Abdulhamid Yahaya Abba

SSAP on Community Engagement

16. Dr. Bala Mohammed

Deputy Governor, CBN

17. Aliyu Modibbo Umar

Special Adviser (SAD), General Duties

18. Sadiq Wanna

Special Adviser (SAD), to the President on Power Infrastructure (Office of the VP)

19. Usman Muhammad

SSA to the President on Administration & Office Accommodation (Office of the VP)

20. Nasir Yammama

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Innovation (Office of the VP)

21. Bashir Maidugu

Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President)

22. Dr. Daniel Bwala,

Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications

23. Mr. Francis Adah Abah

Personal Assistant to the President, Special Duties

24. Mumuni Dagazau

Executive Vice President for Downstream

■ North West:

1. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar

Minister of Defence

2. Hannatu Musawa

Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy

3. Ahmed Dangiwa

Minister of Housing and Urban Development

4. Bello Goronyo

Minister of State for Water Resources

5. Yusuf Tanko Sununu

Minister of State for Education

6. Bello Matawalle

Minister of State for Defence

7. Hajiya Hafsat Bakari

CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit

8. General Christopher Gwabin Musa

Chief of Defence Staff

9. Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar

Chief of Air Staff

10. Haliru Nababa

Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service

11. Shehu Usman Mohammed

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission

12. Aminu Maida

EVC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

13. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

14. Brig Gen YD Ahmed

Director-General, National Youth Service Corps

15. Mohammed Buba Marwa

Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

16. Abdullahi U. Ganduje

Chairman, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

17. H. E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje

Chairman, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria

18. Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu

Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission

19. Nasiru Gawuna

Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria

20. Musa Sarkin Adar

Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority

21. H. E. Nasiru Gawuna

Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria

22. H.E Aminu Bello Masari

Chairman, TETFUND

23. Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel

Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yola

24. Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan

Chairman, Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu

25. Isa Sadiq Achida

Chairman, Raw Materials Research and Development Council

26. Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno

Chairman, Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority

27. Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik

Secretary, Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board

28. Dr Mohammed Mohammed Aminu

Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (NABTEB)

29. Abdullahi Tanko Yakassai

SSAP on Community Engagement

30. Sani Dattijo

Deputy Governor, CBN

31. Rukaiya El-Rufai

Special Adviser to President on NEC & Climate Change (Office of the VP)

32. Hakeem Baba Ahmed

Special Adviser (SAD), on Political Matters (Office of VP)

33. Muhammad Bulama

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Politics/Special Duties (office of the VP)

34. Zainab Yunusa

Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC (Office of the VP)

35. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Print Media

36. Ibrahim Masari

SSA Politics

■ South South:

1. Festus Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development

2. Ekperipe Ekpo

Minister of State, Gas Resources

3. Heineken Lokpobiri

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources

4. John Enoh

Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment

5. Nyesom Wike

Minister of Federal Capital Territory

6. Abubakar Momoh

Minister of Regional Development

7. Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla

Chief of Naval Staff

8. Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye

Chief of Defence Intelligence

9. Emomotimi Agama

Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

10. Mrs. Glory Ekpo Oho

Managing Director, Cross River Basin Development Authority

11. Sen. Magnus Abe

Chairman, National Agency for the Great Green Wall

12. Chief (Barr.) Ebikemi Boi Bosin

Chairman, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

13. Hon. Amgbare Ebitimi

Managing Director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

14. Mr. Saleh Abubakar

Director-General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW)

15. Dr. Dakorinama Alabo George

Director-General, Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).

16. Gift Johnbull

SSAP on Community Engagement

17. Emem Nnana Usoro

CBN Deputy Governor

18. O’tega Ogra

SSA, Digital/New Media to the President

19. Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe

SSA, Strategic Communications

20. Rowland Ewubare

Group Chief Operating Officer, NNPCL

21. Nosa Asemota

Special Assistant, Visual Communications to the President

22. Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey

Project Coordinator, HYPREP

■ South East:

1. Dr. Doris Anite Uzoka

Minister of State for Finance

2. Bianca Ojukwu

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

3. Nkeiru Onyejiocha

Minister of State for Labour

4. Sen. Dave Umahi

Minister of Works

5. Dr. Uche Nnaji

Minister of Science and Technology

6. Uzoma Nwagba

MD, Credicorp

7. Rt. Hon. Emeka Nduka

Managing Director, Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority

8. Adesua Dozie

Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, NNPCL

9. Hon. Mark Okoye

MD/CEO, South-East Development Commission (SEDC)

10. Philip Ikeazor

Deputy Governor for Financial System Stability, CBN

11. Sophia Mbakwe

Executive Vice President of Business Services, NNPCL

12. Mr. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu

Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment

13. Chioma Nweze

SSAP on Community Engagement

14. Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha

SSA to the President, Media and Communication (Office of VP)

15. Kingsley Uzoma

SSA to the President on Agribusiness & Productivity Enhancement (Office of VP)

16. Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo

SSA to the President on Public Engagement

This list of appointments was released by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.

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