A member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Sub-committee on Transition and former military administrator of Akwa Ibom State, Colonel Yakubu Bako (rtd), has condemned insinuations that the president’s appointments favoured only the North, saying southerners are holding about 30 key positions in the present federal government.

In an interview with selected newsmen in Kano at his personal residence, Col. Bako stated that the president has been taking his time to appoint qualified and able Nigerians based on confidence, honesty, dedication to duty and acceptance of responsibility, irrespective of their regional identities.

He said, “I have read in some national dailies that there are lopsidedness in PMB’s appointments, that he is favouring the Northern region, and the South is left out.

“Southerners holding key financial appointments under the present federal government are the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, group managing director of NNPC, chairman, Federal Inland Revenue, chairman, Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission, DG of Bureau of Public Procurement and CEO of Nigerian Stock Exchange.

“Others holding key security appointments are the chief of defence staff, chief of naval staff, inspector general of police and comptroller general of prisons.

“To maintain stability in the Niger Delta, PMB has the southerners as the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Special Assistant on Niger Delta, Director General of National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency.

“Added to these are the Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Director General of Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, not forgetting the CEO of Nigeria Metrological Agency, Chairman of NPC, DG of NIMC, MD of Sovereign Investment Commission and DG of Standards Organisation of Nigeria.
http://leadership.ng/news/457721/pmbs-appointments-also-favoured-south-col-bako

North or South, whoever is appointed should do their work without stealing our money.

Ok FTC...happy new month to all Nl. Am a september baby, back to the topic. This man is insane!

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You think they are not aware of all these key positions and the people occupying them?
They are only angry about their loss of total grip on the national purse .
Awon ole, no mind them jare.

Ayameze2015:
Ok FTC...happy new month to all Nl. Am a september baby, back to the topic. This man is insane!

My friend na our president be that, and if he is insane, all of us are insane!

7lives:
You think they are not aware of all these key positions and the people occupying them?
They are only angry about their loss of total grip on the national purse .
Awon ole, no mind them jare.

omo thunder struck to this post, Gbam, awon ole jatijati are angry no more power to siphon the national purse.

Very true. There are already positions filled by southerners. Maybe what they want Buhari to do is to sack all heads of the MDAs and appoint new ones.