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A Comparison Between Fmr. Pres. Jonathan And Pres. Buhari’s First Appointments. by drberry(m): 10:53am On Aug 30, 2015
As Nigerians continue to vent their anger over President
Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived bias first few
appointments, it is pertinent that we make a quick
comparison with the first few appointments made by his
predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.

Goodluck Jonathan’s first appointments are:

Dr. Reuben Abati as Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity.

Mike A. Oghiadomhe, CFR (Chief of Staff to the President)

Engr. Mohammed Kachalla Abubakar, mni (Deputy Chief of
Staff to the President)

Amb. Hassan Tukur (Principal Secretary to the President)

Prof. Abubakar Sambo (Special Adviser to the President on
Energy)

Mrs. Sarah Akuben Pane (Special Adviser to the President
on Social Development

Dr. Tunji Olagunju (Special Adviser to the President on
NEPAD)

Mrs. Sarah Jibril (Special Adviser to the President on Ethics
and Values)

Mr. Oronto Douglas (Special Adviser to the President on
Research and Strategy)

Senator Joy Emordi (Special Adviser to the President on
National Assembly Matters).

Hon. Kingsley Kuku (Special Adviser to the President on
Niger Delta Affairs)

Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi (Special Adviser to the
President on International Relations

Prof. Dan Adebiyi (Special Adviser to the President on
Special Duties)

Mrs. Asma’u Abdulkadir (Special Adviser to the President on Gender Issues)

Nze Sullivan Akachukwu Nwakpo (Special Adviser to the
President on Technical Matters)

Yakubu Abdullahi (Special Adviser to the President on
Political Matters (Office of theVice President)

Barr. Bashir Sufyan (Special Adviser to the President on
Legal Matters (Office of the Vice President)

Senator Isaiah Ballat (Special Adviser to the President for
Special Duties (Office of the Vice President).

10 Southerners against 8 northerners


President Muhammadu Buhari’s first appointments:

Babachir David Lawal from Adamawa State as the Secretary
to the Government of the Federation.

Mr. Abba Kyari from Borno state as his Chief of Staff.

Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd.) as the new Comptroller-
General, Nigerian Customs Service

Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi, Comptroller-General, Nigerian
Immigration Service

Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant on National
Assembly Matters (Senate)

Suleiman Kawu as SSA on National Assembly Matters
(House of Representatives).

Both Ali and Kawu are from Kano State and Abeshi is from
Nasarawa. Enang from Akwa Ibom State is the only one
from the south geo-political zone.

Other northerners in Buhari’s first appointments are:

Director-General of the State Services, Lawal Daura

Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, Mrs. Amina Zakari

Director, Department of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Mordecai
Danteni Baba Ladan

Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris.

The President’s Chief Security Officer, Abdulrahman Mani
State Chief of Protocol, Mallam Abdullahi Kazaure

Aide- De-Camp, Lt. Col. Muhammed Abubakar

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam
Garba Shehu.

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina,
alone hailed from Osun Staten in the South-West.

Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue
Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, is also from SW

13 Northerners against 3 southerners

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Re: A Comparison Between Fmr. Pres. Jonathan And Pres. Buhari’s First Appointments. by Lattop(m): 10:57am On Aug 30, 2015
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Re: A Comparison Between Fmr. Pres. Jonathan And Pres. Buhari’s First Appointments. by chefremy(m): 10:58am On Aug 30, 2015
just don't understand buhari....

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