There was outrage in the ruling All Progressives Congress
party on Thursday over the announcement of new
appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari. Leaders of the APC complained that the appointments were mostly in favour of the North and Northerners.
“The President does not consult before making most of
these appointments and I can tell you that Nigerians are
going to term the party and the President as a northern
party and the President of Northern Nigeria,” a leader of
the party said on Tuesday. He said, “Though the President did not get much votes from the South-East, we must not neglect the zone in key appointments.
“Even the South-West that supported and was the
backbone of the party, what are we giving the zone in
appreciation? We need to be careful before the party is
destroyed.” It was gathered that some leaders of the party are considering having a meeting where the appointments
would be reviewed. But another senior member of the APC said such a meeting, would have to wait until the party holds its Kogi State governorship primary on Saturday. A member of the state executive of APC in a South-West
state, said the appointments were lopsided against the
South. He said, “When President Olusegun Obasanjo took over, you saw balance in appointments as he reflected federal character. President Goodluck Jonathan too reflected a semblance of balance. Buhari is pursuing a northern agenda. This is the same agenda pursued by the late Sir Ahmadu Bello, when everything was pro-North. Buhari made six appointments at a go and five of them are
northerners.” The Speaker of one of the Houses of Assembly in the South- West, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also described the new appointments as shocking. The Speaker, who is a member of the APC, said, “This is shocking. It doesn’t speak well at all. The South- West has been completely neglected and the South-East too. The South-West was neglected during the President Goodluck Jonathan years. The South-West must rise up
against this.” Similarly, an APC chairman in another South-West state, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said the list of the new appointees left him perplexed.
He said: “This is not good at all. Why should he choose everybody from the North? I am sure he did not confide in anybody before drawing up the list and making the
announcement. We will continue to watch. It is
condemnable.” In the same vein, an APC member of the House of Representatives, said the leaders of the party in the South- West were shocked by Buhari’s latest appointments. “He didn’t tell anybody. We are all shocked. The real shocker would be when he is going to appoint ministers. The only thing that would save us is that he is mandated constitutionally to choose from all states, otherwise, he would have chosen all the ministers too from the North,” the female member of parliament said.
Source: www.punchng.com/news/apc-leaders-angry-as-buhari-appoints-more-northerners/

Good for the south west. Weren't they advised before the election ? Now reality has set in

Apc...
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Where are the leaders?

Eghosakelly:
Good for the south west. Weren't they advised before the election ? Now reality has set in

the south west was equally marginalized in jonathans govt. Jona only remembered them during campaign when he went to share dollars.

Only that song from the 80's come to my mind when ever I hear apc supporters complain.."i don't care!!....i love it!!"

I love nigeria of today

yoji:

the south west was equally marginalized in jonathans govt. Jona only remembered them during campaign when he went to share dollars.

You have a point

@least there is hope

The only thing that would save us is that he is mandated constitutionally to choose from all states, otherwise, he would have chosen all the ministers too from the North,”

Nigerians now easedropping over PMB and his appointee

1. SE might whine, but I doubt they expected anything less from PMB. Things are showing as they should with the pending cancellation of the already commenced Niger Bridge 2.
2. SS (minus Amechi and Rochas) are also not expecting much.
3. The South America are probably asking themselves if they made a mistake, the answer will be given in the next 3yrs and 9 months.
The leopard will bath, but it's spots cannot be washed away. All the American packaging used to sell PMB to a gullible few will be undressed in the fullness of time and the real product will be visible to all. Tarry a while gentlemen.