Matawalle Asks Northern Appointees to Defend Tinubu or Resign From His Administration

Defence Minister, Bello Matawalle has asked political appointees in Tinubu administration especially from the North, to defend it or resign.

He said they must take stand.

According to Matawalle, this is not the time for them to keep quiet in the face of criticism of President Bola Tinubu and the policies of his administration.

The minister in a statement on Monday, urged political appointees from the north not keep quiet in the face of intimidation or deliberate misinterpretation of the efforts of the Tinubu administration.

According to him, appointees from the north must be seen promoting and advancing the performance of the Tinubu administration which they are serving.

Over the weekend, Matawalle also described the northern elder’s forum as a political paperweight, and burden to the aspirations of the north.

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The fact now is that he is an appointee of the administration as Special Adviser and it is incumbent on him to work for the success of the government he is part of, protect and defend the government against unjust and vicious attacks from those who hide under ethnic and other primordial interests to heat up the polity for myopic reasons.

It is pertinent to state that every appointee of President Tinubu including Dr. Baba-Ahmed owe the government a copious duty to promote, elucidate and advance the good works and commendable efforts of the government across all sectors.

As appointees of the government from the North, we must all take a stand, be unequivocal and be counted in the roll of honours for our support and work for the success of the administration we are serving.

This is not the time to keep quiet in the face of intimidation and misrepresentation of the efforts and achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR .

We must stand up to be counted for being on the part of government or take our exit.