The Presidency has issued an apology for the inaccuracies in the list of appointments released in response to allegations of ethnic bias in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. President Tinubu’s appointments have come under scrutiny, with opposition figures accusing him of favouring individuals from his ethnic group over those from other regions. Speaking recently on Arise Television, Senator Ali Ndume, an APC lawmaker representing Borno South, criticized the President for allegedly breaching the federal character principle in his appointments. Ndume stated that, despite being a member of the ruling party, he felt compelled to speak out against what he termed a “lopsided” distribution of appointments. In a bid to counter these accusations, the Presidency published a list detailing President Tinubu’s appointees by geo-political zone. According to the list, 29 were appointed from the South West (the President’s region), 35 from the North West, 22 from the South-South, 16 from the South East, 25 from the North Central, and 24 from the North East. However, critics were quick to point out that the list was incomplete, notably omitting Femi Gbajabiamila, the President’s Chief of Staff, who is also from the South West. This omission further fueled concerns about regional imbalance, particularly the underrepresentation of the South East. As public debate intensified on social media, Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication and spokesperson to the President, publicly apologised for the errors in the document. “We have noticed a number of errors in the list of appointments tweeted. We are sorry. We will provide an updated list later. Thank you,” Dare appealed to Nigerians on X.