Buhari’s appointments so wrong, favour North — Arewa youths

Firstclass newsline gathered that the President of the Arewa Youths
Consultative Forum, Mr. Yerima Shettima, has criticised President
Muhammadu Buhari's appointments, saying they are not nationalistic in
outlook.
Shettima told a source that President Buhari had not reciprocated the
trust reposed in him by all Nigerians, with almost all of his
appointees coming from the northern part of the country.
He said, "I am from the North and I will not keep quiet because
President Buhari's appointments are in favour of the northern region.
The government we run in this country should not be about ethnicity.
All appointments must reflect our geopolitical zones. We must do away
with suspicion. But how can that be when the President's appointees
are all from one part of the country?
"No fight against corruption will be successful in this country if
suspicion arises. Let's not be deceived; are there not people who are
honest in the South-East or South-West? Are there not good people in
the South-South who can work with the President?"
According to the AYCF president, Buhari needs to show that he is the
father of the nation and that must be reflected in his appointments.
Shettima stated that he was speaking against the President's action
because he felt it was the right thing to do.
He also noted that if he could speak against former Presidents
Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, he would also
speak against any inappropriate step taken by Buhari.
Acting that way, Shettima said, would give him the moral ground to
speak against any leader of the country, especially if such a person
was not from the North.
In his view, even though Buhari is perceived as being incorruptible,
he cannot afford to pick the team of people who will work for him only
from the North.
However, a former National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa
Consultative Forum, Mr. Anthony Sani, told a source that Nigerians
should exercise patience till the President had made all his
appointments.
"As we assess the President, it is important to note that many
appointments have yet to be made. What is more, there are many
dividing lines in the polity. And until most of the appointments have
been made, it would be too early for a fair and realistic assessment
of distribution of access to national resources by way of
appointments," Sani stated.
Firstclassnewsline.net