Dead men: ACF, Ezekwesili fault FG on board appointments

The Arewa Consultative Forum on Sunday descended on the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress government
for including names of dead men on the list of Nigerians appointed
into board of Federal Government agencies.

The forum described the action as “embarrassing” and a
monumental mistake.

The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Alhaji Muhammad
Biu, noted on Sunday that the inclusion of the dead men’s names on
the list was an indication that the Presidency never carried out
due diligence test before releasing the names to the public.

The ACF said that in order to avoid the current embarrassment
being generated by the names, the government should have
scrutinised the lists.

The forum noted that henceforth, persons should be properly
screened before their appointments could be made public.

The ACF stated, “The recent appointments of persons into various
boards of parastatals and agencies of the Federal Government by the
Presidency, where names of dead persons appeared on the list as
published by the media clearly shows that due diligence was not
employed.

“The ACF therefore calls for proper screening of persons being
considered for appointment into various departments and agencies of
government in order to avoid such embarrassing incident.”
Meanwhile, another error has been identified in the board
appointments made by President Buhari on Friday.

Also, a former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, in a
series of tweets, said she was disappointed by the Presidency,
which was defending the errors on the list.

She stated, “Some “mistakes” are simply indefensible. Who is
that defending that a significant # (2, 3 or 4? Which? ) of dead
people are on an appointment list of the FG .@AsoRock that the
President, @MBuhari signed off on? Haba. This is the height of what
Feyi calls, “anyhowness.” #Tragic,” she stated.

The Arewa Consultative Forum on Sunday descended on the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress government
for including names of dead men on the list of Nigerians appointed
into board of Federal Government agencies.

The forum described the action as “embarrassing” and a
monumental mistake.

The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Alhaji Muhammad
Biu, noted on Sunday that the inclusion of the dead men’s names on
the list was an indication that the Presidency never carried out
due diligence test before releasing the names to the public.

The ACF said that in order to avoid the current embarrassment
being generated by the names, the government should have
scrutinised the lists.

The forum noted that henceforth, persons should be properly
screened before their appointments could be made public.

The ACF stated, “The recent appointments of persons into various
boards of parastatals and agencies of the Federal Government by the
Presidency, where names of dead persons appeared on the list as
published by the media clearly shows that due diligence was not
employed.

“The ACF therefore calls for proper screening of persons being
considered for appointment into various departments and agencies of
government in order to avoid such embarrassing incident.”
Meanwhile, another error has been identified in the board
appointments made by President Buhari on Friday.

Also, a former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, in a
series of tweets, said she was disappointed by the Presidency,
which was defending the errors on the list.

She stated, “Some “mistakes” are simply indefensible. Who is
that defending that a significant # (2, 3 or 4? Which? ) of dead
people are on an appointment list of the FG .@AsoRock that the
President, @MBuhari signed off on? Haba. This is the height of what
Feyi calls, “anyhowness.” #Tragic,” she stated.