Buhari’s appointments albatross
If there is any issue, whose ghost will either rightly or wrongly, continue to haunt the administration of Buhari, even after the life span of the administration has lapsed, it is the matter of alleged lop-sidedness of the Buhari’s political appointments in favour of the North and his Hausa-Fulani progeny.
Not even the media organizations, civil society organizations and independent researchers who have the civic responsibilities of investigation and non-visceral reportage particularly to a people that is plural, critical and cynical of their leaders, have come up with any. Six months after his inauguration, the president constituted his 37-member cabinet including himself as the Minister of Petroleum, a similar responsibility former President Olusegun Obasanjo also assumed in his days in office, 1999-2003.
Two, this advantage was further consolidated with President Buhari himself, a northerner from Kastina State in the Northwest, holding unto the petroleum portfolio. Second, the president is also expected to observe the federal character principle in appointing ambassadors and High Commissioners. Third, of all the appointments made by President Buhari, the appointment of the heads of the security agencies generated the greatest heat. In this regard, a total of 17 appointments were made.
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