ABUJA — Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District Ali Ndume has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the President is surrounded by “incapable” officials who are contributing to the problems and embarrassments confronting his government.
Ndume made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, following the discovery of alleged fake government agencies operating within the Presidency.
The lawmaker specifically referenced the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which was among the entities recently flagged as an unauthorised or fake agency.
The latest development followed findings linked to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, while subsequent investigations by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) reportedly uncovered additional irregularities.
Ndume described some of the officials around the President as “kakistocrats” and warned that they would continue to undermine the administration unless Tinubu took decisive action.
«“President Tinubu has too many kakistocrats that dominate the Presidency. Unless he does something about it, they will keep messing him up,” Ndume said.»
He questioned how unauthorised agencies could operate with offices within government structures without being detected earlier, arguing that the situation reflected weaknesses in the administration’s internal oversight.
“It is now a known thing that Nigeria has fake agencies that operate with offices. If the President had capable hands, all these mess and embarrassments wouldn’t be happening,” he said.
The senator also expressed concern over the suspension of some permanent secretaries following investigations, saying the President needed to take stronger and more appropriate action to address the issues.
Ndume’s comments come amid growing scrutiny of the administration’s appointments, oversight mechanisms and the activities of officials operating within the Presidency.
