The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed a former special adviser to the Ogun State ex-governor, Ibikunle Amosun, into the new board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service to represent the South-West.

Adewale Ogunyomade served as special adviser for Rural Development to Amosun.

The PUNCH reports that Ogunyomade is the fifth ally of Amosun to be appointed in the last six months.

The President’s letter to the Senate President requesting the confirmation of nominees read in part, “Pursuant to Section 3(2) of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2007, I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under listed names of nominees as the chairman and members of the Federal Inland Revenue Service.”


Amosun, who has been at loggerheads with his successor, Dapo Abiodun; National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; and party leaders, Bola Tinubu and Olusegun Osoba, seems to be the most favoured South-West politician in Buhari’s second term.

Amosun’s former commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Olamilekan Adegbite, was appointed as the minister of Mines and Steel Development.

The Ogun-Central senator also succeeded in pushing his former commissioner for Special Duties and Inter Governmental Affairs, Adeleke Adewolu, to be appointed as the executive commissioner, Stakeholder Engagement, at the Nigerian Communications Commission.


Adewolu replaced Sunday Dare, who is now the Minister of Youths and Sports Development.

In addition, Amosun was able to push for his former commissioner for Agriculture and Urban and Physical Planning, Mrs Ronke Sokefun, to be appointed as the chairman of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Amosun displayed his closeness to Buhari by getting his loyalist to get the job after a nominee, Chief Bode Mustapha, had been screened by the National Assembly for the position.


Not done, Amosun was also instrumental to the appointment of the serving Postmaster-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Postal Services, Bisi Adegbuyi.

https://punchng.com/amosuns-ex-aide-joins-firs-board/

More choppings for him

I de watch

Amosun is now the only South West Politician on the favourite book of the Aso Rock cabal. When I saw him at the birthday party of Mamma Daura in London and I told myself that the man was going to upstage both the Vice President Osinbajo and Tinubu. Although the beauty of the romance is that it will not last beyond the next three years.

Nice one

Congrats to him. Amosuns men seem to have the upper hand in Ogun when its time for fed jobs

We warned Tinubu....but ambition blinded him to reality

IamPatriotic:
Amosun is now the only South West Politician on the favourite book of the Aso Rock cabal. When I saw him at the birthday party of Mamma Daura in London and I told myself that the man was going to upstage both the Vice President Osinbajo and Tinubu. Although the beauty of the romance is that it will not last beyond the next three years.

Amosun romance with buhari has been there for eon, he was buhari's second best friend, just after col tunde, the guy is very loyal to baba. and one thing i know about baba is that he rewards loyalty

This man is the man to beat in national politics in this regime.

Amosun is reaping his reward of long time loyalty to Buhari.

Amosun is quite influetial in Buhari's regime

Amosun the sour puss. The loss of Ogun governorship really pain am

Amosun has always been an ally of Buhari way before exigencies of the politics of 2015 brought Buhari and Tinubu together.

This much he banked upon in pushing his annointed candidate for Ogun guber APC and if the decision had been for Buhari only to make, he would have had his way.

The trio of Akeredolu, Fayemi and Amosun are up to something in the South West.