The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the President lacks capable hands to effectively run his government.
Ndume made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, warning that the situation would continue to embarrass the President unless he took decisive action.
His comments followed the discovery of allegedly fake agencies operating within the Presidency, including the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
The latest discovery reportedly emerged from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume.
Ndume also faulted Tinubu’s decision to serve as chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The senator argued that the President should focus on being the “product” the All Progressives Congress (APC) is presenting to voters, while the party should take charge of the campaign structure.
“If I had the ear of Mr President, he does not need to be the Presidential Campaign Council chairman. What is the party doing?” Ndume said.
He proposed that governors should lead the presidential campaign in their respective states, supported by a central coordinating team.
“The governors of every state should head the presidential campaign in their respective states, and there should be a coordinating team to coordinate them,” he said.
Ndume accused the President of allowing what he described as “kakistocrats” to dominate his administration, resulting in mismanagement and repeated embarrassment.
“President Tinubu has too many kakistocrats that dominate the Presidency. Unless he does something about it, they will keep messing him up,” he said.
The senator also expressed concern over the discovery of fake agencies allegedly operating with offices in the country.
“It is now a known thing that Nigeria has fake agencies that operate with offices. If the President had capable hands, all these mess and embarrassments wouldn’t be happening,” he said.
Ndume further referenced investigations by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), which he said uncovered additional issues, including the involvement of some Permanent Secretaries in the Presidency who were subsequently suspended.
“And after the ICPC investigated, they discovered even more, and now you have Permanent Secretaries also in the Presidency who had to be suspended. The President is still not taking appropriate action on all these,” Ndume said.
