Atiku’s Camp Queries Exclusion Of Igbo From Tinubu’s Transition Committee

The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has raised eyebrows over the exclusion of any Igbo person in the 13 man list submitted by president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as members of his transition committee.

GWG.ng reports that Tinubu had recently forwarded a 13-man list to the outgoing Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha to be integrated into the outgoing administration’s transition committee.

Tinubu, in the letter named National Deputy Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Abubakar Kyari as the Coordinator and Director of Finance and Budget of the Committee.

The Executive Director (Business Development) at the Nigeria Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank, Stella Okotete will serve as the head of Secretariat, Planning and Monitoring, while Mr Makinde Araoye, an ex-APC governorship aspirant from Ekiti State will serve as the Director of venue, parades and swearing-in for the week-long event.

The APC Presidential Campaign Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga will serve as Head of Media and Publicity, while the current National Women Leader of the APC, Dr Betta Edu will coordinate the medical team for the inauguration committee.

A younger brother of late Nigeria’s President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Col. Abdulazeez Yar’Adua will act as the head of Security and Ceremonial parade for the inauguration with Mrs Zainab Buba Marwa, will coordinate the pre-inauguration dinner and gala night for the committee.

Other members of the committee are Samira Saddik (Children’s Day), Abuh Andrew Abuh (Accommodation), Dr. Danladi Bako (Inaugural Lecture), Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Kabir (Transportation and Logistics), Donald Wokoma (Protocol and Invitation), Bishop Adegbite (Church Service) and Imam Faud (Jumat Service).

Also recall that the President-elect, Tinubu had initially forwarded the names of Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Edun to Boss Mustapha to be included as his representatives in the Transition Committee.

However, noting the obvious lack of an Igbo person in the Tinubu transition committee, spokesperson to Atiku, Daniel Bwala in a tweet observed:

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