Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has
stated that the controversy about favouritism regarding federal appointments
was uncalled for.
He revealed that Ogun and Imo
states have the highest number of heads of agencies, adding that Nigerians
should put merit over tribe or religion.
“It is easy to say that
appointments are lop-sided if one set of appointments come”, he told newsmen in
Lagos.
“It is on record that Ogun State
has the highest number of heads of agencies and parastatals in Nigeria,
followed by Imo.
“Borno, Sokoto and Yobe States
that voted heavily for the APC in the 2015 presidential election do not have a
senior minister in the administration.
“Most people, who think that the
north is favoured or better because the president is from there will have a
re-think when they visit northern Nigeria.
“The north is the poorest part of
Nigeria in every way. There are over 2.3 million displaced people. The north is
ravaged by diseases and Boko Haram.
“Many people’s perception will
change if they visited the north,’’ he added.
On the lingering battle with the
legislature on appointment of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC chairman, Osinbajo described
Magu as a competent man.
“We must insist on merit even
when many do not believe in that.
“We are never going to get this
country to where we want it to be. In football, we don’t ask where we come from
because we want to win.
“It is only in Nigeria that we
look for state quotas first instead of merit.”
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