APPOINTMENTS BY BUHARI SO FAR

President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to appoint Ministers but have made the following appointments. Many people and groups have raised concerns that the appointments so have not considered the different demographics in the countries like geopolitical zones, gender and age. The presidency have however defended the appointments saying they were based on merit. Out of the appointments made so far, two are Female and 23 are male; 9 are from the North West, 6 from the North East, 4 from the South South, 3 from the North Central, 3 from the South South, None from the South East.

The List is as follows; 1. Aide de Camp to President: Lt. Col Abubakar Lawal, [Kano State, North-West] 2. Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President: Femi Adesina, [Osun State, South-West]. 3. Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity: Garba Shehu, [Kano State, North-West]. 4. State Chief of Protocol/Special Assistant (Presidential Matters): Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure, [Jigawa State, North-West]. 5. Accountant General of the Federation: Ahmed Idris [Kano State, North-West} 6. National Security Adviser: Babagana Monguno [Borno State, North-East] 7. Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonishakin, [Ekiti State, South-West] 8. Chief of Army Staff: Tukur Buratai, [Borno State, North-East] 9. Chief of Naval Staff: Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, [Cross Rivers, South-South] 1 0. Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, [Bauchi State, North-East] 11. Chief of Defence Intelligence: Monday Riku Morgan [Benue State, North-Central] 12. Director General, State Security Services, SSS: Lawal Daura, [Katsina State, North-West] 13. Acting Chairperson, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Amina Zakari, [Jigawa State, North-West] FEMALE 14. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA: Habibu Abdulahi [Kano State, North-West] 15. Special Adviser, Niger Delta Amnesty Office: Paul Boroh, [Bayelsa State, South-South] 16. Acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration, Safety and Security Agency, NIMASA: Baba Haruna Jauro [Yobe State, North-East] 17. Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission: Umaru Dambatta [Kano State, North-West] 18. Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS: Babatunde Fowler, [Lagos State, South-West] 19. Director General, Budget Office of the Federation: Aliyu Gusau, [Zamfara State, North-West] 20. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal –{Adamawa state, North-East } 21. Chief of Staff to the President Alhaji Abba Kyari – {Borno state, North-East } 22. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) – {Nassarawa state, North-East } 23. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi –{Nassarawa state, North-Central} 24. SSA to the President on NASS Matters (Senate Senator Ita S.J. Enang ) (Akwa Ibom, South South} .. [FEMALE] 25. Group MD NNPC - Emmanuel Kachikwu- {Delta state, South South}