President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has dismissed claims that the incumbent administration is sidelining politicians loyal to former president Muhammadu Buhari.
Dare stated this while fielding questions on the Mic On podcast with Seun Okinbaloye.
Seun asked pointedly if Tinubu chased out the ‘Buhari boys’ (the CPC bloc of the All Progressives Congress, APC) and he brought in the ‘Lagos boys’
He argued that a president has the right to choose members of his cabinet when he takes over power.
The media aide asserted that the first criterion for getting an appointment is to be a Nigerian, regardless of whether you are a Tinubu or Buhari loyalist.
He said, “When a new government comes in and this is constitutional, the right of the president to build his cabinet, you can’t take it away.
“The first criterion for you to be appointed is that you are a Nigerian.
“It’s not whether you are a Tinubu boy or a Buhari boy.”
Speaking further, he said, “As a leader, you must also bring in lieutenants that you trust.
“When he was governor, he had people who served him, and over the years, they have been with him throughout the journey.
“I don’t think there is any deliberate attempt to sideline anyone.
“Any oath you take when you’re sworn in, is not to any president. But to the Nigerian constitution and the Nigerian people.”
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