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Yabagi Sani, the National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assigning a Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from the oil-rich Niger Delta area, insisting it is a ‘wrong signal.’

Sani spoke while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Thursday.

He disclosed that limiting the appointment to a specific state would trigger a sense of entitlement among the Niger Delta people.

Recall that Tinubu on Wednesday released portfolios for 45 ministerial designates.

He appointed Heineken Lokpobiri, who is from Bayelsa, as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources but was silent on the portfolio of the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

“Unfortunately, this sector [Niger Delta] has been made to look as if people that should be appointed to that ministry should come from Niger Delta,” Sani said.

It is a wrong signal because, when you now give people a sense of entitlement, their efficiency becomes something that is not given due attention to.

“I think we must change that scenario, but if he must do that not because I’m from the North Central, why don’t you give the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to an indigene of North Central? – if you must be sensational about such a very important ministry.”

Slurity:
Its actually a sensible one. I am from the south but the aboki make a solid point. Imagine Wike is make Minister of FCT and northern location.

fourboys:
Una don start again

Grit2943:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/08/17/ministerial-list-wrong-signal-ipac-criticises-tinubu-for-appointing-petroleum-minister-of-state-from-niger-delta/?amp=1

limeta:
Aah shut your trap
Where were you during Bahari tenor
Come lets talk about zamfara gold .

Nteogwuija:
The Notherners have been heading NNPC. You want to head NNPC and still be minister of petroleum?

Make ona kuku tell us say ona wan colonize other regions.

Goodman2023:
If groundnut is what Nigeria is known for, will the aboki ever allow a southerner be the minister ?