The Presidency has come up with
reasons 35 aides attached to the office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, were dismissed during the week.
A report emerged during the week
indicating that over 30 aides attached to the VP had been sacked with their
names and portfolios published.
A statement signed by Garba
Shehu, a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity on Friday, said, “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been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term.
“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.
“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.
“In carrying out these exercises,
the overriding objective is to save taxpayer money and deliver needed service
to the public. As far as the President is concerned, there is no scope for an
excuse for administration after getting a huge mandate to run the country for
four more years.
“In the light of this, the
Presidency wishes to strongly deny rumours of a rift between President
Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The relationship between the
two leaders remains excellent and trusting. Together, they will script a
glorious future for the nation.
“The media reports of a soured
relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief-makers, who
are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to
titillate the public. This ulterior motive is the basis of the wrong
interpretation given to the recent exercise in the Presidency.
“There has been a streamlining of
staff going on for a while. The President has always had fewer staff than the
Vice President, and there were always plans to reduce the number of staff at
the Villa.
“The streamlining was not
personal or targeted to undermine the Vice President’s office, as the so-called
insider sources quoted by the media appear to make it seem.
“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.”
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