President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that 35 aides were not
sacked from the Office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,
but that they were redeployed to a new ministry.
The President, who fielded questions from NTA State House
Correspondent at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport in Abuja, upon his return from a private
visit from the United Kingdom described the interpretations of his
directives as a sack as ‘unfortunate’.
The President described what happened as a re-organisation and
not a sacking, stressing that, a new ministry has recently been
created, that is, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Management and Social Development.
“They said 35 people were sacked in the Vice President’s office
but we just created a ministry and we reorganized but people are
giving it an ethnic and political dimension. It is unfortunate,”
the President said.
While media report had widely reported the sack of 35 aides,
including the circulation of a list of those sacked, informed
sources insisted that what the President directed was a
redeployment and not a sack.
The President’s comment in the NTA interview last night on
arrival from his UK private trip indicated that although some
Presidential aides had confirmed the sacking of 35 aides, the
President only gave express instructions for redeployment to
ministries not sacking.
Meanwhile, President Buhari assured Nigerians that he was more
energized and ready for work. “We are going to work harder to be
accountable and try to make Nigerians see why we do certain things.
Accountability from bottom to top is absolutely necessary,” he
said.
Some people had falsely reported and claimed that President
Buhari had sacked 35 aides in the Office of the Vice President to
whittle down the powers and influence of the Vice President.
Some also claimed that the sacking of the 35 aides were to
reduce the influence of the Vice President ahead of 2023 elections
and were masterminded by a certain cabal with the Presidency.
The Presidency has however always maintained that the President
and his deputy, Prof Osinbajo enjoy a very good relationship.
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