Muhammadu Buhari is tribalistic - Groups slam President

Muhammadu Buhari is a tribalistic president, according to several southern groups. Pan Yoruba and Ibo groups, without mincing words, have condemned President Buhari for appointing northerners as heads of major security agencies in the country.


As it stands, 14 of Nigeria's 17 security heads are notherners. They were all appointed by President Buhari.

The Secretary General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Joe Nwosu, said the appointments doesn't reflect the federal character as embellished in the country’s Constitution.

“We have been crying out loud since the first appointments — of the ministers were made — when out of the 36 ministers, 24 were chosen from the North. Now that other Nigerians are complaining, it means we are not alone. As a tribe, we have had a long history of marginalisation from governance in Nigeria.

“The President said the appointments were made on merit, so are we now saying that only the Northerners have merit? Where is the federal character which we talk about in Nigeria?”

According to the spokesperson for the Ijaw National Congress, Mr. Victor Borubo, Buhari is "tribalistic" with his appointments and is not "interested" in Nigeria's diversity.

He said, “Personally, it is an issue that has troubled me greatly and the President has not shown any sensitivity to it — the issue of the Constitution that people from all the states of the federation should be appointed in such positions.

“But the President is not showing interest in diversity and this has led to the loss of confidence in his administration. I think this is why different agitation groups are springing up across the country.”

The National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said the mostly Northern composition of the leadership of the country’s security agencies was “very” dangerous and could lead to the heating up of the polity.

The Ijaw Youth Council, Afenifere and other groups held the same opinion.

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