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Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by ThroneNGamez(op): 4:30am On Nov 18, 2025*

Look at the CV of the country's Defense Minister.

The post mocks the biodata of Bello Mohammed Matawalle, Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence since 2023, highlighting his limited qualifications—only a 1985 SSCE, clerical work, and secondary school teaching roles up to 1996—with no military experience.

Posted amid a fresh lawsuit filed on November 17, 2025, questioning Matawalle's academic records, the viral thread (over 60K views) sparks widespread Nigerian online ridicule of political appointments prioritizing loyalty over expertise.

Replies underscore public frustration with governance, comparing his CV unfavorably to the president's and decrying systemic unqualified placements in critical roles like defense during ongoing security challenges.

https://x.com/oluwaseun_ajede/status/1990510117591056472?t=sG7y1brBI5V8nwQ7tdT2iQ&s=08

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by villagereporter(m): 4:55am On Nov 18, 2025

Nigeria has been cursed since 2015 thanks to APC d lieing party.

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Kastonkastroll(m): 4:55am On Nov 18, 2025

I know a cooked up lie when I see one!

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by lastmessenger: 5:09am On Nov 18, 2025

This is the reason why everything seems to be going wrong in this country.

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by ChiefOloye(m): 5:18am On Nov 18, 2025

I'm not surprised, President Shehu Shagari was an ordinary grade 2 teacher when he defeated Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Lawyer, an alumnus of University of London, and London School Economics and Political Science.
Buhari's highest Certificate was an attestation from the Emir of Daura, while Atiku has a "Diploma in Law", from no Institution. So no be today.

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by tuborme: 5:21am On Nov 18, 2025

APC

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by ResidentSnitch(f): 5:22am On Nov 18, 2025

Blame those APC morons who have ruined this country with their unimaginable stupidity. After all, they were happy to vote in Buhari, who was clearly under qualified, stating that even if he presented NEPA receipt, they would gladly vote for him against an obvious far more qualified candidate. And Buhari totally messed up the country.

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by ObiaboAdoka(m): 5:23am On Nov 18, 2025

Was he teaching with SSCE result?

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Kukutente23: 6:10am On Nov 18, 2025

ObiaboAdoka:
Was he teaching with SSCE result?

He has teacher's certificate or so
But I think even he never thought he could become governor until the SC judgement that gave him the seat.
But as someone said up there, he's not the first. Our leadership recruitment process is faulty. It does not even reflect our societal value. I've been to most parts of Nigeria and most Nigerians value education even the core north. We also believe in good character but when it comes to recruiting leaders, these things take a backseat and tribe, religion and other base sentiments kick in. That's even if the elections are not rigged!!

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by slivertongue: 6:15am On Nov 18, 2025

This one is in government but doesn't know the essence of governance

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Typing: 6:22am On Nov 18, 2025

ChiefOloye:
I'm not surprised, President Shehu Shagari was an ordinary grade 2 teacher when he defeated Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Lawyer, an alumnus of University of London, and London School Economics and Political Science.
Buhari's highest Certificate was an attestation from the Emir of Daura, while Atiku has a "Diploma in Law", from no Institution. So no be today.

What does your god Tinubu have? At least those guys have one certificate or the other. But Tinubu have none

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by BlocksNG(m): 6:25am On Nov 18, 2025

this is serious and shameful, zooo.

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Rexymania(m): 6:29am On Nov 18, 2025

These guys are imposing themselves on us bcuz we are not united

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by AMINDA: 6:29am On Nov 18, 2025

ChiefOloye:
I'm not surprised, President Shehu Shagari was an ordinary grade 2 teacher when he defeated Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Lawyer, an alumnus of University of London, and London School Economics and Political Science.
Buhari's highest Certificate was an attestation from the Emir of Daura, while Atiku has a "Diploma in Law", from no Institution. So no be today.

Tinubu passed up on competent Northerners and proceeded to hire people like Matawalle whom the people of Zamfara rejected at the polls due to his performance, as minister. Yet he expects results. His selection of individuals to handle security showed from the get-go that it was not his priority. Not forgetting his decision to appoint a policeman with political ambitions as security adviser despite the advise of many against doing so. What do we now have? Peace deals and negotiations amid rising insecurity, coup scare, PR gig-gone-wrong (Mike Arnold), international scrutiny and a government determined to tell lies to cover up for all these.

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Vinnie2000(m): 6:31am On Nov 18, 2025

@Least he has a CV which shows his Alma Maters and the organizations he has worked.

Do Nigerians knows the Primary and Secondary school Oga Bola Tinibu attended? huh

Or even his Real date of Birth? undecided

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by DMerciful(m): 6:51am On Nov 18, 2025

Nigeria has been facing insecurity for about 15yrs yet Tinubu appointed a mediocre to be minister of defense?

Tinubu is not interested in governance but politics[quote author=ThroneNGamez post=137511097]https://x.com/oluwaseun_ajede/status/1990510117591056472?t=sG7y1brBI5V8nwQ7tdT2iQ&s=08[/quote]

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Gotocourt: 7:41am On Nov 18, 2025

ChiefOloye:
I'm not surprised, President Shehu Shagari was an ordinary grade 2 teacher when he defeated Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Lawyer, an alumnus of University of London, and London School Economics and Political Science.
Buhari's highest Certificate was an attestation from the Emir of Daura, while Atiku has a "Diploma in Law", from no Institution. So no be today.

How about Tinubu wey no get primary and secondary school undecided

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by pacino26(m): 8:24am On Nov 18, 2025

Nothing surprises Musa at the gate anymore. How is this even possible at a critical ministry like DEFENSE. Before some lvnatic will want to say he has capable people working under him, how can you trust his decision making of issues he knows next to nothing about?

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Natbrowny: 8:48am On Nov 18, 2025

Blame your constitution.

Constitution is a disgrace
I blame our military oo very coward looking mofos wey only sabi bully toothless civilian and worship the politicians

Classroom teacher with SSCE.
THE CORRUPTION DON LONG

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Tailorcaesar: 8:58am On Nov 18, 2025

ThroneNGamez:
https://x.com/oluwaseun_ajede/status/1990510117591056472?t=sG7y1brBI5V8nwQ7tdT2iQ&s=08[/quote]If this CV is true, then this man should be in education sector not in defence

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Cherrybae(f): 9:00am On Nov 18, 2025

ThroneNGamez:
https://x.com/oluwaseun_ajede/status/1990510117591056472?t=sG7y1brBI5V8nwQ7tdT2iQ&s=08[/quote]He has nothing much in his CV yet he is doing better in life than those mocking his CV.

Pray let God pick your call

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Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by ChiefOloye(m): 9:06am On Nov 18, 2025

AMINDA:
Tinubu passed up on competent Northerners and proceeded to hire people like Matawalle whom the people of Zamfara rejected at the polls due to his performance, as minister. Yet he expects results. His selection of individuals to handle security showed from the get-go that it was not his priority. Not forgetting his decision to appoint a policeman with political ambitions as security adviser despite the advise of many against doing so. What do we now have? Peace deals and negotiations amid rising insecurity, coup scare, PR gig-gone-wrong (Mike Arnold), international scrutiny and a government determined to tell lies to cover up for all these.

There are better people from Zamfara State who can do the job, but what was their contribution to the success of Tinubu at the pool? Remember, President Tinubu is a politician, so he has to reward the people who supported him. However, when it gets to your turn, you can go to Havard and bring technocrat and experts. Security in Nigeria is local, it will reduce, whenever the people who are directly affected say it's enough.

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by grandstar(m): 9:25am On Nov 18, 2025

Tinubu is ready to pay almost any price to achieve his goals, even if that means sleeping with strange bedfellows.

Tinubu is known for hiring technocrats into his cabinets. His use of men like Wike and Matawalle are primarily to settle political debts. Tinubu is known for his political philanthropy.

It is in his second term when one will see his true colours. That waa what OBJ did.

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Kimo21(m): 9:55am On Nov 18, 2025

I’m not surprised. If the figure head president can forge certificate then this one can’t shock us.

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by AMINDA: 10:01am On Nov 18, 2025

grandstar:
Tinubu is ready to pay almost any price to achieve his goals, even if that means sleeping with strange bedfellows.

Tinubu is known for hiring technocrats into his cabinets. His use of men like Wike and Matawalle are primarily to settle political debts. Tinubu is known for his political philanthropy.

It is in his second term when one will see his true colours. That waa what OBJ did.

The lies you lot tell to justify incompetence. If what ypu say is true, isn't he going to settle the political debts of those who will support his re-election or you are admitting he's going to go out of character? Even the Gbadorian above your comment is admitting that Tinubu knew that Mattawalle was incompetent but still chose to place him in charge of a sensitive ministry like defence because he supported his election campaign. In other words, Tinubu is ready to trade-off Nigerian lives just to repay political debts but we all saw how fast he reacted by replacing all his security chiefs and forcefully retiring cohorts of our very best hands when his own was allegedly threatened.

OBJ assembled the very best technocrats in the history of this country to run his government and he did in his first tenure.

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by yarimo(m): 10:24am On Nov 18, 2025

But a former LT general was former minister of defence ALI GUSAU he couldn't stop terrorists killings [quote author=ThroneNGamez post=137511097]https://x.com/oluwaseun_ajede/status/1990510117591056472?t=sG7y1brBI5V8nwQ7tdT2iQ&s=08[/quote]

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by yarimo(m): 10:26am On Nov 18, 2025

ChiefOloye:
There are better people from Zamfara State who can do the job, but what was their contribution to the success of Tinubu at the pool? Remember, President Tinubu is a politician, so he has to reward the people who supported him. However, when it gets to your turn, you can go to Havard and bring technocrat and experts. Security in Nigeria is local, it will reduce, whenever the people who are directly affected say it's enough.

isn't LT general Ali GUSAU was a former minister of defence during Jonathan? Did he stop the killings and kidnapping? That's a LT general ooo

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by adamkkk: 10:27am On Nov 18, 2025

Rexymania:
These guys are imposing themselves on us bcuz we are not united

United against who exactly huh

After hating on the SS and The SE, u want them to help u hate on the North

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by yarimo(m): 10:27am On Nov 18, 2025

Tailorcaesar:
If this CV is true, then this man should be in education sector not in defence

LT general Ali GUSAU that was former minister of defence minister during Jonathan administration what did he do to stop the killings and kidnapping.
A Whole Lt general oo

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by yarimo(m): 10:30am On Nov 18, 2025

But Jonathan appoint a former LT general of the army as minister of defence yet nothing has been done to stop the killings and kidnapping

DMerciful:
Nigeria has been facing insecurity for about 15yrs yet Tinubu appointed a mediocre to be minister of defense?

Tinubu is not interested in governance but politics

Re: Look At The CV Of Nigeria's Defense Minister. by Racoon(m): 10:33am On Nov 18, 2025

How will the county make progress when govt is based foisting mediocrity because of political patronage and expediency?

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