SGF’s appointment: Buhari to consolidate power in 2019 —Source

Following the appointment of news Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), in person of Mr Boss Mustapha, an informed source has confided in Nigerian Tribune that the new appointment was made by the President Muhammadu Buhari led government to pacify the Action Congress of  Nigeria (ACN) bloc that formed part of the All Progressives Congress in government.

Tribune Online further learnt that the appointment of new Secretary to the Government of the Federation would also pave the way for the constitution of board appointments which had in recent times put APC faithfuls at loggerheads on who should take what from the “spoils of war.”

The new appointment it was learnt that was part of the move by kitchen cabinet of the President Buhari led government to give the president an edge in the coming 2019 elections.

Just last week Friday a campaign office was opened for the 2019 presidential bid of President Buhari at Jabi area of Federal Capital Territory within Abuja Municipal Area Council.

A key member of President Buhari led government, Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hamid Ali rtd had reportedly claimed that APC led government appointments were peopled by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP led former ruling party at the opening of Buhari Support Organization campaign office, an umbrella for all Buhari Support groups for his reelection.

Though a source confided in Tribune Online that the appointments of board members for federal government agencies and parastatals was as a result of absence of a substantive SGF would is ” constitutionally bound or administrative bound to make such pronouncement on behalf of the government.