Oyo state is among the top list of states with the highest number of presidential aides.
According to Saturday PUNCH, this is contained in an updated list prepared by the Presidency.
Other states are Ogun, Adamawa, and Lagos states, while Ogun state has more aides.
According to the report, 142 aides on the list are attached to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); his wife, Aisha; Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo; his wife, Dolapo; Chief of Staff to the President; and a few ministers.
An analysis of the list showed that Ogun, Osinbajo’s home state, topped the chart with 16, Adamawa, the home state of the President’s wife, Aisha, came second with 12, while Oyo State came third with 11 aides.
Lagos came fourth with 10 aides while Kano followed closely with nine presidential aides to occupy the fifth position.
Buhari’s home state, Katsina, as well as Ondo state, are tied in the sixth position with seven presidential aides each.
States without representation on the list are: Imo, Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Plateau, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
