The presidency has confirmed that out of the 22 security agency appointments made by President Bola Tinubu, two are from the South-South and South-East regions, with each region represented by one appointee.
Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement responding to allegations of ethnic bias within the administration’s security appointments.
According to regional statistics shared by Dare on his verified X account on Saturday, of the 22 heads of security agencies, eight are from the North West, five from the South West, four from the North Central, three from the North East, and one each from the South-South and South-East.
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