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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.

ObiaboAdoka:
Was he teaching with SSCE result?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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