A distinguished northern lawmaker, Senator Ali Ndume, has requested President Bola Tinubu to urgently withdraw the newly submitted checklist of ambassadorial nominees.
Ndume made the decision in Abuja, stressing that the composition of the checklist doesn’t replicate the constitutional requirement of equity and steadiness anticipated in federal appointments.
The Borno South senator raised issues that the present checklist breaches the Federal Character precept, a key constitutional guideline meant to make sure equal illustration throughout the nation.
He identified that whereas some states have a number of nominees in some instances three or 4 whereas others have been fully omitted.
Gombe State, as an illustration, had no consultant, and the one nominee from Yobe, Senator Adamu Garba Talba, handed away in July.
Ndume defined that the distribution of nominees throughout geopolitical zones additional highlights the imbalance.
In keeping with him, the Southwest alone has 15 nominees, greater than double your entire Northeast, which has solely 7.
The Northwest has 13, Southeast 9, North Central 10, and South-South 12. He warned that such an uneven unfold sends the unsuitable sign at a time when Nigerians count on inclusiveness from the federal government.
Quoting Part 14(3) of the 1999 Structure, Ndume emphasised that appointments into federal places of work should promote nationwide unity and keep away from any type of dominance by specific states or {groups}.
He insisted that the ambassadorial checklist, in its present state, contradicts this constitutional provision.
Ndume appealed on to President Tinubu to “withdraw this checklist” and keep away from choices that would deepen division or create mistrust amongst ethnic {groups}.
He described the president as a frontrunner who understands Nigeria’s range and believes a corrected checklist will higher replicate the spirit of equity the Structure calls for.
He urged the presidency to ship a contemporary checklist that captures the total unfold of the federation and assures Nigerians that each area has a spot within the nation’s diplomatic illustration.
Recall that the Senate President had earlier learn out the checklist throughout plenary and forwarded it to the Senate Committee on Overseas Affairs for screening and additional legislative consideration.