Presidency Explains Why Osinbajo’s Aides Were Sacked – TheNigerialawyer

The presidency has broken its silence on why some aides of
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were asked to go.

The appointments of more than 30 aides of the nation’s number
two citizen were terminated on Wednesday.

Some top aides of Osinbajo had refused to comment on the
development, with Laolu Akande, spokesman of the vice-president,
dismissing a list of the affected aides published on Thursday.

But in a statement on Friday, Garba Shehu, presidential
spokesman, said President Muhammadu Buhari cut down the number of
those working with his deputy to save the cost of governance.

“The Presidency wishes to confirm that there is, on-going, an
unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, arising
from which a number of political appointments have either been
revoked or not renewed in the Second Term,” he said.

“The exercise, which has been ordered by the President, is to
streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and
reduce the cost of administration.

“It is also an appropriate response to the general perception
that the Presidency has an oversized and bloated workforce which
acts as a drag on efficiency.

The President is in absolute control of his
government. The media should stop attributing non-existent powers
to some people. There cannot be anyone too powerful for President
Buhari to control.

— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) November
8, 2019^[1]

“As may have been noticed by discerning members of the public, a
number of political appointees among the few that served in the
office of the President were not returned for the Second Term.

“The office of the Vice President, His Excellency Yemi Osinbajo
has, in compliance with the directive of the President, equally
been shed of a number of such appointees.”

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