The 72 pristine control executives appointed to the River Basin Construction Government closing December have lamented that they’re but to obtain their appointment letters from the Secretary to the Govt of the Federation, Senator George Akume in order with the directive of President Bola Tinubu.
The improvement comes 3 months then the President formally introduced their appointments.
The PUNCH accrued that the lengthen lengthen has made the caretaker officers overseeing the 12 River Basin Construction Government to stay sit-tight of their respective positions.
One of the most appointees, who pleaded anonymity as a result of he has no longer been accredited to talk at the building, advised our correspondent that incorrect rationalization have been presented by means of the SGF place of work over the non-issuance of appointment letters since December 18, 2024.
“It’s unhappy that 3 months then the President pronounced our appointments, now we have been left within the chilly. There’s no rationalization from the SGF who is meant to factor our letters ofappointments.
“We can’t access the SGF as we speak. There is no single word from him,” he lamented.
Every other appointee, who didn’t wish to be discussed, vented his frustration to oir correspondent.
He mentioned, “All the factor is complicated. Now we have a mandate to give a contribution to the actualisation of the renewed Hope Time table of Mr President within the agricultural sector.
“But here we are waiting endlessly to hit the ground running.”
Efforts to succeed in the Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga and Akume’s media aide, Chris Tarka for reactions have been unsuccessful.
On the other hand, a extremely positioned supply within the presidency advised The PUNCH that the non-issuance of appointment letters was once planned.
“What took place is that the ones appointments are political positions. However some states complained concerning the appointees and I feel they protested to the SGF. So the presidency has been restrategising on how one can move about it.
“That’s what’s delaying it. This is a case of a few individuals being appointed, I feel from the North this is other from the names of nominees submitted. There are homogeneous circumstances like that during alternative River Basin Government.
“So they need to resolve these issues. I think that is actually where the problem lies,” the federal government supply defined.
Recall President Tinubu had charged the appointees to importance their wealth of revel in to reinforce the potency of the organisations, in order with the management’s constancy to making improvements to the lives of electorate.
In Hadejia Jamaere River Basin Construction Authority which has Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi as protection gardens, six pristine officers have been in demand.
They integrated Mamman Aliyu – Chairman (Jigawa), Rabiu Bichi – Managing Director (Kano), Tijjani Isa – Govt Director, Making plans and Design (Jigawa), Zainab Gamawa – Govt Director Agric Products and services (Bauchi), Baffa Abdulkadir – Govt Director, Engineering (Kano) and Musa Kwankwaso – Govt Director Finance (Kano)
Ogun-Osun River Basin Construction Authority has six pristine appointees particularly Odebunmi Olusegun – Chairman (Oyo), Dr Adedeji Ashiru – Managing Director (Osun), Ayo Oyalowo – Govt Director, Finance (Oyo), Dokunmu Oyekunle – Govt Director, Making plans and Design (Ogun), Suleiman Oris – Govt Director, Agric Products and services (Lagos) and Julius Oloro – Govt Director, Engineering (Lagos)
Higher Benue River Basin Construction Authority similarly has six, which come with Sanusi Babantanko – Chairman (Bauchi), Samuel Mahmud Mohammed – Managing Director (Taraba), Usman Bakare – Govt Director, Engineering (Taraba), Ibrahim Jalo – Govt Director Finance (Gombe), Isa Matori – Govt Director, Making plans and Design (Bauchi) and Hamman Dikko – Govt Director, Agric Products and services (Adamawa)
Chad Basin Construction Authority has Prof. Abdu Dauda – Chairman (Borno), Tijjani Tumsa – Managing Director (Yobe), Bashir Baale – Govt Director, Finance (Yobe), lliyasu Muazu – Govt Director, Agric Products and services (Adamawa), Mohammed Shetima – Govt Director, Engineering (Borno) and Vrati Nzonzo – Govt Director, Making plans and Design (Borno).
Alternative River Basin Government come with Benin-Owena with six appointees, Niger Delta (six), Higher Niger River (six), Decrease Niger (six), Decrease Benue (six), Anambra-Imo Basin with six, Pass River Basin (six) and Sokoto Rima Basin additionally with six executives.