Appointments: President Buhari silent over NSA, service chiefs, others

- There is disquiet in the corridors of power over the silence on the positions of certain political appointees

- Many political appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 expired with his first tenure in May 2019

- As at the time of the report, the president has not yet announced the reappointment of some officials holding sensitive positions in the federal government

A report by Daily Trust indicates that some officials holding sensitive positions in the federal government have remained in their offices despite the fact that their tenures have ended.

According to the report, others are still in office because of the ambiguity in the laws establishing the agencies they are superintending.

Many political appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 were to expire at the end of his first tenure in May 2019.

The president has the option of renewing such appointments after he was sworn-in for a second term but has failed to do so, even though he made some fresh appointments in the recent past.

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As at the time of the report, the president has not yet announced the reappointment of the National Security Adviser (NSA), acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the service chiefs.

Mohammed Babagana Monguno, a retired Nigerian Army Major General, was appointed by President Buhari as NSA on July 13, 2015. His appointment could be renewed as is under the prerogative of the president as a political appointment.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, a member of the Combatant Regular Course 25, is believed to have spent over 40 years in service as against the statutory 35 years, having enlisted in the Nigerian Defence Academy for cadet training on January 3, 1979.

Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, a member of Course 26, has also spent 40 years in service, having joined the Navy in 1979.

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar a member of Course Cadet Military Training Course (CMTC 5) joined the Air Force in November 1979. He has also spent over 40 years in service.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, a member of the course 29, has spent over 39 years in service.

Meanwhile, a report by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and its partner, Transparency International – Defence and Security (TI-DS) have revealed that between 2000-2015, nearly N5.4 trillion have been unaccounted for in the Nigerian defence sector.

The civil society organisations revealed this at a workshop meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, December 4, lamenting that certain structural and institutional problems still exist in the defence sector which undermines the realisation of objectives that should transform the sector.

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