The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has endorsed Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke as Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A press statement signed by the National President of AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, and received on Sunday by Lagos Panorama, said, as stakeholders and keen watchers of the ongoing civilian-to-civilian transition, it has become necessary to state their position on the national conversation regarding the best man for office of the next Chief of Staff.
“We believe Hon James Faleke is a very loyal Tinubu supporter and associate who has proved to be reliable as ambassador to president-elect any day and Nigeria has had serious challenges caused by the communication gap between the President, ministers and even State governors, so this is an opportunity for the President-elect to get someone with good skills of managing the relationship between the President, officials of government and the rest of Nigerians.
“Hon. Faleke, being a highly-experienced lawmaker can build a very cordial relationship between the Executive and legislative arms of government in the new dispensation because he represents the new generation of Nigerian political class, politically savvy and intellectually vibrant.
“We are in a new, ideas-driven world and Nigeria’s Presidency therefore, needs a Chief of Staff on tune with modern system of democratic governance. We expect that by now, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully aware of the consequences of our past mistakes of choices on Chiefs of Staff and won’t allow a repeat of the inglorious past.
“In view of the forgoing, we urge President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make sure he makes an informed choice of his Chief of Staff with loyal, proactive, progressive and hale and hearty parliamentarian like Hon James Faleke”.
