Presidency has dismissed insinuations that President Mohammadu Buhari is implementing a northern agenda in his political appointments.
It will be recalled that president Buahri since taking over the reins of power on May 29 has made at least 9 different appointments, the latest being the Director-General of the State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, Katsina State.
But the appointments were seen by many Nigerians to be lopsided, favoring the north. Only one of the appointments came from the south west.
The details are as follows: Acting Chairman, the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari, Jigawa State; Director, the Department of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan; and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Kano State.
Others are the State House Chief of Protocol, Mallam Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure; Aide De Camp, Lt.-Col. Muhammed Lawal Abubakar, Kano State; Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, north west; and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, South-West.
In addition to the appointments were also the elections of Dr. Bukola Saraki from Kwara State, North central and Barr. Yakubu Dogara from Bauchi State, north east as senate president and Speaker, House of Representatives.
But speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity who is incidentally the only southerner in the appointments, Mr. Femi Adesina refuted the claims that Buhari was acting a northern script against the rest of the zones in the country.
According to him, the president received a national mandate and was going to pursue it as such.
“The president does not have a northern agenda. He has a national agenda. He got a national mandate and that is the way he is going to exercise that mandate. I have already said it and I still maintain that”, he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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If what u said was a lie, may u incur all the pains pains Nigerians will suffer as a result of this.
ReplyDeleteHe is the only southerner there and his position is an ordinary spokesman
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, we are waiting for ministerial appointments, with that you will defend him better with his northern agendas. A tribalist is a tribalist and you can change that. We are not surprise, the religious side of him will soon manifest. We told Nigerians but they refused to hear.
ReplyDeleteSo you want your foolish tribal man to continue? Idiot like you.
DeleteThanks to thiefnubu and the short-sighted south-west of nigeria.
ReplyDeleteAdenisa's explanation doesn't make any sense. Buhari should not leave the impression that he is playing regionalism/tribalism. Right now it appears that he is. All key appointments so far are going to the North, that's obvious. Why is the least educated part of the country getting all key positions? That's not right, Mr. President. I'm from the SE and one of your supporters, but I don't like what I'm seeing in your skewed appointments. If you are here to promote northern Nigeria, then let us know and we shall gladly walk away from you.
ReplyDeleteFool,it will soon down to your eyes
DeleteWaka go where.the man never deal with una yet,until he finish.
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