Atiku’s Aide Dakingari Criticizes Presidency Over Treatment of Appointees

Phrank Shaibu, the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications, has criticized the administration for announcing and then rescinding Usman Dakingari’s nomination as Nigeria’s ambassador to Turkey.

According to reports, Shaibu criticized the administration for failing to offer an official explanation of the matter in a post on 𝕏.

Atiku’s assistant went on to characterize the event as the present administration’s eleventh public reversal, claiming that such moves show disrespect for public institutions and cause confusion and uncertainty.

He also recalled instances in the past where living appointees were humiliated by abrupt reversals and deceased people were declared to be appointed to offices.

Shaibu emphasizes that administration should not be viewed like a social media message that can be removed without accountability, arguing that a government that is unable to monitor its own pronouncements cannot be trusted to rule a nation.

Additionally, he charged that rather than concentrating on efficient governance, the administration was fixated on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for 2023.

“They have appointed the dead before,” he wrote. They now named Dakingari an ambassador, but they abruptly retracted it before lunch at “Iya Oyo” without giving a reason. Usman Dakingari was named ambassador to Turkey. Minutes later, there was never an appointment. This government has made eleven public reversals. Eleven instances of institutional contempt, doubt, and confusion

“The presidency is fixated on @atiku and @PeterObi rather than fundamental competence, while Nigerians struggle.” A government cannot rule a nation if it is unable to monitor its own statements.

“@aonanuga1956” Governance cannot be erased like a WhatsApp broadcast. Reputable governments give an explanation. Before announcing appointments, serious governments conduct a double check. Reputable governments don’t wake up, humiliate living appointees, and then act as if nothing had occurred.