President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday committed a gaffe in protocol during his presentation of the 2016 proposed budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. Immediately after acknowledging Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr. Buhari bypassed both Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara to mention Governor Umar Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State.

SaharaReporters learned that the gaffe has led to recriminations at the Presidency, with some of Mr. Buhari’s staffers blaming the blunder on Lawal Kazaure, a diplomat recently appointed as the president’s chief protocol officer.

A director at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr. Kazaure was appointed as the president’s chief of protocol based on what one Presidency source described as Mr. Buhari’s habit of trusting only people with whom he has one form of relationship or another.

“Ambassador Kazaure’s only qualification is that he is married to Mr. President’s niece. He is married to the daughter of Lawan Daura,” said the source. Mr. Daura has emerged as one of the most powerful figures around President Buhari.

Mr. Kazaure was a deputy director at the NIA before he was redeployed to the Presidential Villa. Two officials at the Presidency accused the new chief of protocol of having little or no knowledge of how protocols work, adding that he had to be first named “Ambassador” on the recommendation of the Director General of the NIA before he could validly be appointed State House Chief Protocol. Typically, protocol heads are appointed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with appointees drawn from among the ranks of senior ambassadors seasoned in protocol matters.

One source at the Presidency said Mr. Kazaure had in the last two weeks transferred numerous competent officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs out of the Villa and replaced them with NIA officials he “trusts to do his bidding.”

The source added that the newly recruited officials’ lack of experience had contributed to the president’s gaffe during his budget presentation. “They [the newly recruited officials] did not know that, in the order of protocol, the Senate President comes after the VP, followed by the Speaker and the Chief Justice of the Federation.”

A state governor occupies the 10th spot on the protocol list at official state functions, one of the irate Presidency officials told our correspondent.

Cc: lalasticlala

http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/23/buhari-slights-senate-president-saraki-speaker-dogara-protocol-gaffe-budget-presentation

MR 'SAINT' STILL THEY APPOINT IN-LAWS FOR ASO ROCK, AND THEY TELL THEIR GULLIBLE SUPPORTERS THAT CHANGE IS HERE? WHAT A SMELLING CHANGE?




I KNOW ITS GOING TO THE PROMISE LAND, GENEA I LOVE YOU *MUAH*

food don come for wailers.







sai Baba! PMB 2019.

“Ambassador Kazaure’s only qualification is that he is married to Mr. President’s niece. He is married to the daughter of Lawan Daura,” said the source. Mr. Daura has emerged as one of the most powerful figures around President Buhari.


ISOKAY

If i say Baba no go school now some will raise all insults on me. But as a Benin babe, i no send.


Osusu Must flow.

Continue. I just dey look you.

OZAOEKPE:
MR 'SAINT' STILL THEY APPOINT IN-LAWS FOR ASO ROCK, AND THEY TELL THEIR GULLIBLE SUPPORTERS THAT CHANGE IS HERE? WHAT A SMELLING CHANGE?




I KNOW ITS GOING TO THE PROMISE LAND, GENEA I LOVE YOU *MUAH*

OnankpaBa:

Continue. I just dey look you.

WHO YOU BE?

OZAOEKPE:

WHO YOU BE?

continue wailing till next year. Politicians knew where they are meeting. You can Only wail here on nairaland

OnankpaBa:




continue wailing till next year. Politicians knew where they are meeting. You can Only wail here on nairaland

AND YOU CAN ONLY SUPPORT BABA ON NAIRALAND, WHILE HE APPOINTS HIS FAMILIES TO SHIIT OVER YOU??

.

OnankpaBa:

ONLY IF YOU CAN SEE ME, I ONLY COME HERE TO PLAY, OFFEND SOME, LOVE SOME(GENEA), FREESTYLE WITH SOME ETC.

for your mind abi?

OsusuMustFlow:
If i say Baba no go school now some will raise all insults on me. But as a Benin babe, i no send.


Osusu Must flow.

i hear you..Haappy xmas anyway. despite that we are fighting

OZAOEKPE:

ONLY IF YOU CAN SEE ME, I ONLY COME HERE TO PLAY, OFFEND SOME, LOVE SOME(GENEA), FREESTYLE WITH SOME ETC.

OnankpaBa:

i hear you..Haappy xmas anyway. despite that we are fighting

AS LONG AS PMB IS ON THE 'THRONE' WE GO FIGHT TIRE??

i hear you..Happy xmas anyway. despite that we are fighting

OZAOEKPE:

ONLY IF YOU CAN SEE ME, I ONLY COME HERE TO PLAY, OFFEND SOME, LOVE SOME(GENEA), FREESTYLE WITH SOME ETC.

isokay

OZAOEKPE:

AS LONG AS PMB IS ON THE 'THRONE' WE GO FIGHT TIRE??

what i do?

OnankpaBa:
for your mind abi?

Irony is that they Osinbajo they despise was recognised first, its clear now who the mere ones are

Ok

Ppl ! Un must talk

Even d President should have known dis now?

K

Nepotism is really killing us in this kwontry