Public commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has strongly criticised the Federal Government following the inclusion of the late Senator Adamu Talba, who passed away in July 2025, in President Bola Tinubu’s recent list of ambassadorial nominees.
In a post shared on 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Shehu described the blunder as “sad, scandalous, and avoidable,” questioning the level of diligence applied by agencies responsible for screening nominees.
Shehu pointed out that the error highlighted flaws in the nomination process, suggesting that it was rushed and not thoroughly examined.
He criticised the government’s approach, saying it appeared to be a “panicky, half-hazard, and fire brigade approach” driven by a desire to please both local and foreign influencers.
“This clearly shows everything is being done in a panicky, half-hazard and fire brigade approach out of FEAR and in a hurry to please local and foreign influencers so that ‘the lion’ can have some sleep,” Shehu wrote.
The public commentator went further to argue that the inclusion of a deceased person in such an important list was a reflection of deep institutional failures.
He stated that the agencies responsible for verifying the names and backgrounds of nominees failed to conduct even the most basic checks.
“It shows how agencies responsible for vetting nominees are clearly not doing their job,” he added, stressing that this error was indicative of a larger problem within the government.
Shehu also criticised the government’s approach, stating that regimes without clear plans or blueprints are bound to fail. He called out the perceived injustice, bias, and the government’s attempts to eliminate perceived enemies at all costs.
“Regimes that will continue to fail are those that have no blueprint, no action plan, panicky, full of injustice and unfairness, with open bias and hate against those they perceive or are made to perceive them as enemies that must be eliminated at all cost,” he said.
Finally, Shehu remarked that the mistake was of such magnitude that it deserved recognition in the Guinness World Records as a unique incident, further highlighting the scale of the blunder.
“This is a blunder the Guinness World Record Book must register as a unique incident,” Shehu concluded.