Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has justified the appointment of President Bola Tinubu’s son-in-law, Oladimeji Ojo, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA).
Ojo was one of the beneficiaries of President Tinubu’s approval in the reconstitution of the Executive Management teams of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
This made some Nigerians raise eyebrows over the appointment, insisting Nigeria is not a family business.
Meanwhile, Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, feels there is nothing wrong with the appointment as long as the appointee can discharge the duties assigned to him.
Omokri wrote on X: “There is absolutely nothing wrong with President Tinubu appointing his son-in-law as the head of the Federal Housing Authority, as long as the man concerned is qualified for the job. That is not nepotism.
“President John F Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert F Kennedy, as his Attorney General and most trusted aide. President Donald Trump nominated his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a Senior Advisor to the President as well as head of the American Office of Innovation.
“Ten other American Presidents besides Trump and Kennedy have appointed family members to executive positions in the U.S. Federal Government.
“It only becomes nepotism when there is a pattern, and that pattern grants advantages to your relatives and or friends over others who are more qualified than them. A single incident does not become a pattern.”
