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Personal Assistant to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on Sunday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has less than 100 Aides, including Ministers.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Presidential Aide stated this in reaction to concerns that Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who is aspiring to become Nigeria’s President, was ‘unnecessarily’ having over 250 aides.
“Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has less than 100 aides, including Ministers,” Bashir tweeted in resonance to a Twitter user who tweeted “A Governor seeking to be President has over 250 aides and nobody is shouting”.
Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has less than 100 aides, including Ministers. https://t.co/j5eLINbmx5
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) August 19, 2018
This is coming after the Sokoto State Governor, in what appears like a political earthquake, lost 252 Special Advisers and Special Assistants to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after he himself defected to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
After considering certain documents, TNG can confirm Bashir totally faltered, but we cannot by this immediately generalize that all President Buhari’s Aides have caught up with lies.
TNG reports President Buhari has in his portfolio 7 Special Advisers, 49 Senior Special Assistants, 46 Special Assistants and 16 Personal Assistants, bringing the total to 118.
Special Advisers | Senior Special Assistants | Special Assistants | Personal Assistants |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 49 | 46 | 16 |
Buhari also is having 22 Honourable Ministers and 14 Honourable Ministers of State, resulting to an overall total of 154, as against Bashir’s claim of Buhari having less than a 100 Aides, including Ministers.
Ministers | Ministers of State |
---|---|
22 | 14 |
This number is also inclusive of office of Wife of President and Vice President that President Buhari, contrary to his electoral promise, appointed 10 Aides for.
Meanwhile, out of this number, the President enjoys massive support of a Vice President in Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the support of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.
Well others are Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, FCA and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of Vice President), Mr. Adeola Rahman Ipaye.
Bashir either goofed or blatantly told a lie.