The presidency has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments in Nigeria’s security agencies favour the Yoruba ethnic group, asserting that these appointments reflect fair regional distribution.
Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Tinubu, made this known in a statement in response 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.
Dare, who served as Minister of Youth and Sports from 2019 to 2023, highlighted this distribution as evidence of a balanced approach, with the North West having the largest representation.
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