President Muhammadu Buhari has dropped Ita Enang as his aide on National Assembly Matters (Senate), PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

Mr Enang, a former senator from Akwa Ibom state, was appointed a special adviser to Mr Buhari during the president’s first term.

He has continued to act in that capacity in Mr Buhari’s second term, even when his appointment, like that of several other aides, has not been renewed.

A source close to the Presidency told PREMIUM TIMES, Sunday evening, that President Buhari has dropped Mr Enang as his aide on National Assembly Matters.

The president has picked Omoworare Babajide, a former senator from Osun state, as Mr Enang’s replacement, the source said.

The belief in the Presidency is that Mr Enang did not perform well in managing the relationship between President Buhari and senators in the eighth Senate, despite being a former senator himself, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

The relationship between President Buhari and the Bukola Saraki-led Senate was characterised by deep animosity.

Mr Saraki was elected a senator in 2015 under the same party — the All Progressives Congress — with Mr Buhari, but the two parted ways politically.

Mr Saraki later defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and became a critic of the Buhari administration.

He contested but failed to win the 2019 PDP presidential primary. He was also unable to return to the ninth Senate.

“He (Enang) didn’t have the temperament to deliver anything substantial,” the source said of Mr Enang’s performance as Mr Buhari’s aide.

“Despite the experience he has and the senators being his former colleagues, he could not resolve the frequent crisis the senators were having with the president.”

The source said Mr Enang may, however, be compensated with another position – possibly the president’s adviser on Niger Delta matters.

The new appointment is among those to be announced this week by the presidency.

Mr Enang’s spokesperson, Essien Inyang, told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday he was not aware the former senator had been dropped by the president.

The Presidency did not respond to telephone calls on Monday seeking comments.

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No dey do pass ursef..see wia him don land him sef...he never lived to see ruga come to pass.

Good for him.

I was wondering if he wasn't relieved of his post just like others.

Eyeeah! So sorry for Ita Enang. I was thinking himself & all those ethnic bigots in his office @ the NASS were going to be there forever.

Congratulations to Senators Jide Omoworare. Hopefully, he will bring his wealth of experience as a lawmaker at Lagos State house of assembly and two term Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria to good use in managing the relationship between the president and the senate.

Lagos connection.

Tinubu on the beat!

Oya o, come and abuse Tinubu.

YorubaHero12:
Lagos connection.

Tinubu on the beat!

Oya o, come and abuse Tinubu.

So any appointment from the SW is Tinubu? Both the position and Tinubu himself are inconsequential

PaChukwudi44:

So any appointment from the SW is Tinubu? Both the position and Tinubu himself are inconsequential

Number 1 don start to dey wail!

I’m awaiting the other Tinubu haters.

The next to go will be Babafemi Ojudu the presidential adviser on political and Economic Affairs.

PMB needs a sound person for this position.

Okay....

Make another person lick pepper

PaChukwudi44:

So any appointment from the SW is Tinubu? Both the position and Tinubu himself are inconsequential

If you say that Tunubu is inconsequential in Nigeria, then tell me who is consequential? Tinubu is influencing and winning Presidential elections for his friends in Guinea, Congo, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and some other Africa countries. Tinubu is the most consequential individual in Africa as at today.

He was never reappointed. The clown just decided to carry himself to National Assembly and be escorting Ministerial nominees like a boys scout. The kind of jobless big men we have in Nigeria is confounding.

Besides, everyone is appointing and reappointing themselves now because they know that Buhari is a dead plantain with toothpick in his mouth and does not know what is happening. All you have to do when you appoint yourself is pledge loyalty to Abba Kyari.

Printerscanner:


If you say that Tunubu is inconsequential in Nigeria, then tell me who is consequential? Tinubu is influencing and winning Presidential elections for his friends in Guinea, Congo, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and some other Africa countries. Tinubu is the most consequential individual in Africa as at today.

Some of you need an ounce of brain to survive in life.

Tinubu is using Lagos taxpayers money to fund elections in other countries and you clap for him? Later, your parents will go round begging for your school fees and you don't know why. Smh..

seunmsg:
Congratulations to Senators Jide Omoworare. Hopefully, he will bring his wealth of experience as a lawmaker at Lagos State house of assembly and two term Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria to good use in managing the relationship between the president and the senate.

Have you forgotten that Ita Enang was also a former senator and the presidency just tagged him as being incompetent especially with the 8th Senate. Obviously, relying on experience of an individual as a tool of getting the job done in this case has failed.

teadrake:

Have you forgotten that Ita Enang was also a former senator and the presidency just tagged him as being incompetent especially with the 8th Senate. Obviously, relying on experience of an individual as a tool of getting the job done in this case has failed.

Ita Enang did a great job with the 8th senate as far as I’m concerned. However, it is the discretion of Mr. president to decide on who he wants in that particular office. The reason given by premium times for not reappointing him is speculative at best.

seunmsg:


Ita Enang did a great job with the 8th senate as far as I’m concerned. However, it is the discretion of Mr. president to decide on who he wants in that particular office. The reason given by premium times for not reappointing him is speculative at best.

I agree that being a former senator, there are limitations to what he can do. But you'll also agree with me that those 'speculative reasons' may have been nothing but the truth.
We all saw what ensued between the executive branch of government and the legislature during the first tenure of this current administration.
I am certain you know the relationship was saturated with blame trading on national matters that ordinarily could have taken the influence of a former senator to convince his colleague of the need to have a common ground.

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If you say that Tunubu is inconsequential in Nigeria, then tell me who is consequential? Tinubu is influencing and winning Presidential elections for his friends in Guinea, Congo, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and some other Africa countries. Tinubu is the most consequential individual in Africa as at today.

So he does not know how to win it for himself?