The Senate Committee on Sports and Youth Development, on Thursday accused the Minister for Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare of tribalism and nepotism.

The Senate made the remark while rejecting the decision of Dare to appoint his kinsman, Soji Eniade as the Director General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC), a parastatal in the Presidency but under the supervision of the Ministry.

The Committee said it was unfair for Dare to appoint his kinsman as the Director General of the Training Centre when the Acting Director General, Oluremi Sola-Phillips who hails from Lagos State has been doing well as the head of the Centre.

The Committee also accused the Sports Minister of previously removing two heads of agencies under the Ministry, including that of the National Sports Institute, and replaced them with people from his State of Oyo State, who are also said to be related to him.

The committee made its stance known when the management of CLTC went to the senate to defend the 2022 budget proposal.

When it was the turn of the Centre to defend its budget, the committee had called for the Director General to begin the budget defence. But, instead of Sola-Phillips taking the podium, Mr. Soji Eniade stood up and introduced himself as the Director General.

The Committee expressed surprise because he was a stranger in their midst. He then told the Committee that he was appointed to the position ‘two days ago,’ adding that though he was the Director General, the Budget would be defended by the Acting Director General.

This submission led to question and answer session. In the process, Mr Eniade said the Minister appointed him as the Centre’s DG and that the appointment came from the President.

Following further questions, Mr Eniade said that he was from Oyo State which raised the curiosity of the Senators.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee, Sen. Obinna Ogba from Ebonyi State recalled that the Minister had previously eased out two heads of parastatals under the Ministry and replaced them with people from his home state of Oyo, including that of the National Sports Institute.

Obinna said it was wrong and abuse of office for the Minister to attempt bypassing the Acting Director General of CLTC who is from Lagos State and to replace him with his kinsman from Oyo State.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2021/11/04/senate-rejects-buharis-sport-ministers-appointment-of-kinsman/

Nigeria can only grow when tribalism and religious sentiment is removed from our society.

Ammishaddai:
Nigeria can only grow when tribalism and religious sentiment is removed from our society.

Why reject him? Was he not doing the same thing his master taught him? Hipocrites!

Tribalism is in Northerners blood. Everywhere a Northerner head his brothers must dominate. The southern federal workers are suffering in silent

Yorubas are first Yorubas.

Despite all the Senators in that committee, only one spoke against nepotism despite the acting DG not relating to his tribe... Thank you Obinna.

kufre2010:
Tribalism is in Northerners blood. Everywhere a Northerner head his brothers must dominate. The southern federal workers are suffering in silent

I think you misread

WELL, HE WAS JUST BEING GREEDY... THINGS NIGGAZ LIKE HIM DO CODEDLY

jumobi1:


I think you misread

He never read it at all in the first place...

The minister, Sunday Dare is using his position to install loyalists frombhis State in positions of authority in the buildup towards 2023 election where he plans to contest as Governor in Oyo State.

Unfortunately for him, Seyi Makinde is getting a second term ...

Like Tinubu like his boys.

You have sacked two people and replaced them with people from Oyo state.

Now the third guy is a fellow Yoruba from Lagos and you want to sack him too so you can appoint another Oyo indigene?

When will tell them Yoruba are Yoruba greatest enemies, they’d rather sniff around into Igbo affair.

But I don’t blame Sunday Dare... shebi when we were complaining of Buhari’s lopsided appointments, zombies said all his appointees can come from Daura provided they are ‘competent’.

Ndi ala!

chrisxxx:
Yorubas are first Yorubas.

How do u mean sir?

Na dem sabi

Nepotism

chrisxxx:
Yorubas are first Yorubas.

Really?

After they will be blaming only Buhari. Useless Minister

They suddenly remember the word nepotism when you are not from the north

So the Senate are just waking up. Are they not asślicking the grand patron of nepotism in Aso rock.

Penguin2:
Like Tinubu like his boys.

You have sacked two people and replaced them with people from Oyo state.

Now the third guy is a fellow Yoruba from Lagos and you want to sack him too so you can appoint another Oyo indigene?

When will tell them Yoruba are Yoruba greatest enemies, they’d rather sniff around into Igbo affair.

But I don’t blame Sunday Dare... shebi when we were complaining of Buhari’s lopsided appointments, zombies said all his appointees can come from Daura provided they are ‘competent’.

Ndi ala!

You're always wailing about Yoruba up and down, when person talk about Igbo matter now, you will start wailing

Hypocrites, has Buhari not done similar appointments and more than this in term of nepotism? Why keep quiet when it is Buhari and complain when a South Westerner do just a little of what Buhari has been doing?

DubaiLandLord1:
You're always wailing about Yoruba up and down, when person talk about Igbo matter now, you will start wailing

Right now you should wail that Sunday Dare is sacking an Omoluabi from work to make space for his kinsman.

If the sports minister was Igbo man, would you take it easy?

Mysticwebb:
Hypocrites, has Buhari not done similar appointments and more than this in term of nepotism? Why keep quiet when it is Buhari and complain when a South Westerner do just a little of what Buhari has been doing?

So because Buhari is doing it, everybody should be allowed to do it?

More like since Bandits are kidnapping for ransom then people in the southwest should join banditry.

You see how deficient your cognitive abilities are?

Like buhari like his ministers.

Islam is a terrorist organization and the world needs to declear all Muslims terrorists to avoid terrorism spreading into Biafra land.

Reading all these diverse view can make one go insane. Mad people full here

This is learnt from buhari himself

But he learnt from the worst tribal bigot, Nigeria has to offer.

The so-called senate folded their arms and watched as the vegetable filled all the ministries and agencies with his kinsmen. They didn't stop it. Now they have suddenly found their voices. Hypocrites.

Esseite:
Despite all the Senators in that committee, only one spoke against nepotism.... Thank you Obinna.

Keep quiet. He's a coward like Ojukwu & Kanu who ran away in skirts after chestbeating.

If Obinna was so upright, why not attack Northerners that we all know are super tribalistic.

You're not even ashamed to praise your kinsman's cowardice.

We won't take this

How dare you reject who the cabal have appointed

DSS and EFCC rise and fight for your god Buhari

Na wa o

So this senate can actually oppose the President?

That's quite interesting.

Everyone now knows that politics in Nigeria is a family affair.


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