{"id":42116,"date":"2024-07-16T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/activist-advises-tinubu-against-politicising-agency-appointments\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:00:13","slug":"activist-advises-tinubu-against-politicising-agency-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/activist-advises-tinubu-against-politicising-agency-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Activist advises Tinubu against politicising agency appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A socio-political activist, Mr Ibrahim Bashir has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to politicise the running of sensitive government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>He said this while reacting to the appointment of Baffa Agundi as the new Director General of the National Productivity Center, NPC.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that President Tinubu last week appointed Agundi as the new Director-General of the NPC.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity noted that Mr Dan Agundi is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly, as well as former Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ibrahim told journalists on Tuesday that the President was ill-advised in making the leadership change at the NPC.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the agency had been thriving on the service experiences of Dr Raji Mustapha as the Director General, stressing that it would be a disservice to the nation to start trying someone from the outside.<\/p>\n<p>He said the NPC was long known for promoting individuals from within its ranks, based on merit, professional qualifications and a deep understanding of the organization\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p>While recalling that Mustapha joined the NPC as an assistant productivity officer three decades ago and ascended to the role of DG in May 2023, he said such a person should not be replaced with someone from outside the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWithout any prejudice against Baffa Agundi, I must have to say that it would do the nation a great disservice to politicize this all-important agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important to consider specialization and expertise before making some appointments. Everything should not be based on political considerations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NPC has maintained the tradition of getting a successor from the inside and this has helped to stabilize the agency for the past years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis unbroken record led to the appointment of Dr Mustapha last year and he has performed optimally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge Mr President to listen to several other persons and groups who share this same view. The appointment should be rescinded in the interest of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing on board someone who lacks the necessary professional experience and understanding of productivity management will undermine the integrity and effectiveness of the NPC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNPC is very strategic in its role of advancing productivity across both private and public sectors in Nigeria, especially this time that the nation is facing multifarious challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim appealed to President Tinubu to ignore those who are bent on politicising every single appointment for their selfish gains.<\/p>\n<p>Activist advises Tinubu against politicising agency appointments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A socio-political activist, Mr Ibrahim Bashir has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to politicise the running of sensitive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,466],"tags":[2446,773,890,6692,849,180,18724,26],"class_list":["post-42116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tinubu","tag-activist","tag-advises","tag-against","tag-agency","tag-appointments","tag-news","tag-politicising","tag-tinubu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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