• Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said the “label” the administration favors the Southwest in appointing heads of security agencies “doesn’t fit”
• In a post on his X account on Saturday, November 2, the presidential adviser shared a table containing the heads of 22 security agencies and the region of the country they come from.
• Dare’s post followed the criticism that followed Tinubu’s appointment of Olufemi Oloyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS)

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience in public affairs.

FCT, Abuja – As of November 1, 2024, a regional analysis of security agency chiefs by state of origin shows that 15 out of 22 of them are from the northern part of the country.

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Legit.ng reports that only seven are from the southern part of the country.

Heads of security agencies include paramilitary and anti-corruption bureaus.

These agencies include Defence, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Department of State Services (DSS), Correctional Service of NigeriaNigeria Immigration Service, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Federal Fire Service and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

All agencies are believed to be working to ensure that Bola Tinubu administration achieves its “Renewed Hope” agenda.

Below is the regional breakdown of the heads of the 22 security agencies in Nigeria under Tinubu administration, courtesy of Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Tinubu.

The list above shows that the North West holds the highest number of security appointments with eight, followed by the South West with five and the North Central with four.

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The Northeast has three security chiefs, while the South-South and Southeast have one each.

Tinubu appoints interim COAS

earlier, Legit.ng reported that the president Tinubu appointed Major General Olufemi Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) pending the return of the ailing Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja.

Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of Nigerian Armybased in Jaji, Kaduna.

Source: Legit.ng