Chairman,
Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin branch, Mr. Rafiu Balogu, and leader
of Committee of Muslim Organisations, Kwara State, Prof. Shehu Jimoh, on
Thursday in Ilorin, described the appointment of the wife of the
President, Dame Patience Jonathan as one of the 17 new Permanent
Secretaries in Bayelsa State civil service as surprising and shocking.
Balogun, in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday said the appointment was surprising and puzzling.
He said the President’s wife could not have
merited the appointment as the office of permanent secretary was not a
political appointment but career based.
He also alleged that such an appointment indicated that the Presidency was condoning corruption.
“I was flabbergasted and puzzled when I
heard it. I do not know what this country is turning to if that is the
truth. I do not know what could have informed that decision, for the
First Lady now to become a permanent secretary. How did they come about
it? It is so incongruous and quite uncalled for. It is ridiculous.
“She could not have attained that position.
She will be there doing nothing, just being redundant. It is not a
political office.”
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