Could Nigeria's careful ethnic balancing act be under threat? It is now Tinubu's appointments since becoming president in May 2023 that people are focusing on. Looking at who filled the same posts under Tinubu's two immediate predecessors, there was no such dominance of one ethnic group at the same stage of their presidencies. Some argue that Tinubu's appointments have merely continued the trend, but the 100%-Yoruba make-up of the eight key positions is unprecedented. He was replaced by Ola Olukoyode, an ethnic Yoruba.