Jwhizzy:
Question to all critics of the 'lopsided' appointments. If you're elected President of Nigeria, what will be your basis for selecting people to man the 'core' roles in your cabinet?
1. Trusted and capable friends/acquaintances
2. Federal character
3. Recommendations from politicians
4. Others (please specify)

atbu1983:

Buhari is not an ethnic supremacist. he is only rewarding loyalty. That is why i believe no matter the propaganda by rivers PDP and Wike against Amaechi, Buhari will still nominate amaechi into his cabinent. Buhari value loyalty not ethnicity.
I respect him for that.
" A leader who abandon, destroy or kill those who are devoted and loyal to him does not inspire devotion and loyalty" Tyrion Lannister, Games of Throne .
Buhari is just being a good leader who appreciate loyalty.

atbu1983:


Buhari is not an ethnic supremacist. he is only rewarding loyalty. That is why i believe no matter the propaganda by rivers PDP and Wike against Amaechi, Buhari will still nominate amaechi into his cabinent. Buhari value loyalty not ethnicity.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has been with APP to ANPP since 1999, supported and campaigned for Buhari in three of his attempt on presidency and yet he wasn't worthy to be rewarded.

Mr President, your excuses are lame though I have nothing against your appointments, I was just reacting to your bigoted excuses.

tobimillar:
And they say this guy has no certificate? Can GEJ say all this without reading from a paper? PHD holder indeed..

cvibe2:
Simple.



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SenseiX:

Idiot, you couldn't even read that the interview was with BBC Hausa and that Daily Trust translated it to English.

tobimillar:


Ewu!!! Even if na pidgin, GEJ Go still read am for paper..

48noble:
President Muhammadu Buhari has defended his recent appointments criticised by many Nigerians as lopsided, saying he nominated people he could trust, and who had worked with him for years.
The president said the Constitution allows him full control over the choice of his closest officials, and made clear the appointments also served as reward for those who remained loyal to him for years, who refused to be lured by power or material wealth.
Mr. Buhari made the comments in an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday. It was his first direct response to the controversy generated by his first round of appointments.
The president also spoke on Chibok girls, military gains against Boko Haram and his administration’s war against corruption.
Mr. Buhari faced public outcry two weeks ago after naming the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, his Chief of Staff, head of Immigration and Customs, among others.
Critics slammed the decision as “lopsided”, as it became clear Mr. Buhari’s 30 nominations so far lack regional and gender balance.
An overwhelming majority of the president’s senior appointees are from the northern region of the country, where he comes from, and at least two are from his native Katsina State.
The South East has no appointee yet.
The president’s aides had earlier assured that subsequent appointments would ensure balance.
Asked by the BBC about the controversy, the president said, “This is the nature of Nigerian politics”.
“If they will do justice to me, as an elected Nigerian president, let them look at the Constitution a Nigerian president works with, there are people who will closely work with me that don’t need to be taken to the Senate,” he said of his critics, according to a translation of the BBC interview, by Daily Trust.
“If I select people whom I know quite well in my political party, whom we came all the way right from the APP, CPC and APC, and have remained together in good or bad situation, the people I have confidence in and I can trust them with any post, will that amount to anything wrong? I have been with them throughout our trying times, what then is the reward of such dedication and suffering?
“They did not defect because of positions, they did not involve themselves in the pursuit of personal gains, and they accepted their fate throughout our trying moments. What is wrong if I make you the secretary (of the federal government) because I have confidence that things will go normal?”
The president said Chibok girls, who were abducted in April 2014 by Boko Haram, had been dispersed and were kept in units at different locations.
He said many of the girls had been forced to convert to Islam.
“They have scattered them, and are being guarded at dispersed locations. Most of the girls are Christians and were forced to embrace Islam. And the sect’s cruel leaders have married some of the girls, obviously against their wish. Others have been left to practice their religion but their condition could hardly be ascertained.
“Both ground and air security personnel in the Sambisa forest could spot where the girls are, but since the insurgents have also kidnapped housewives and other women, no one could say whether they mixed them or how they dispersed them,” the president said.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/189705-buhari-breaks-silence-over-lopsided-appointments-says-chibok-girls-dispersed.html

Buhari is a man. he will die. Certainly the SE will outlive Buhari because it is a geographical region. However you are wrong to claim Buhari is wicked. He does not hate the SE and does not bear a grudge agaist the region in my opinion. Wait to see the major appointments in sectors that can transform Nigeria before you conclude hastily. I personally don't understand why people make a fuss about positions like SGF which I consider to be the office of a glorified pen pusher.

The SGF, along with most appointees of Buhari so far, cannot directly impact on health, electricity, infrastructure, agriculture, security, economic diversification, SME proliferation et al as competent Ministers can. If Ministerial appointees are merit-based, and Governors perform well, then that is what Nigeria needs to make progress. For certain positions, where a high level of loyalty is required given the treacherous nature of Nigerian politics, I have no issue with Buhari going with tried and trusted compatriots even if they are from his region.

SenseiX:

He can read from the paper at the very least unlike that senile dolt you call your president. It takes a retardeen like you to support that dullard

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has been with APP to ANPP since 1999, supported and campaigned for Buhari in three of his attempt on presidency and yet he wasn't worthy to be rewarded.

Mr President, your excuses are lame though I have nothing against your appointments, I was just reacting to your bigoted excuses.

tobimillar:
And they say this guy has no certificate? Can GEJ say all this without reading from a paper? PHD holder indeed..

Demdem:


shut ur trap. Onu will be well rewarded afterall close to 80% of appointments havent been made. Besides, Did Onu complain to u? Why delving on what u know little or nothing about. Face ur killer party and leave internal dealings of APC to APC biko.

IbokUtoroh:

bobo bbc hausa, dat interview was made in hausa language. Stop being a fool.

tobimillar:


Stop being a bigger fool...GEJ wey dey even read pidgin from paper...mtchew!!!

atbu1983:


Buhari is not an ethnic supremacist. he is only rewarding loyalty. That is why i believe no matter the propaganda by rivers PDP and Wike against Amaechi, Buhari will still nominate amaechi into his cabinent. Buhari value loyalty not ethnicity.
I respect him for that.

" A leader who abandon, destroy or kill those who are devoted and loyal to him does not inspire devotion and loyalty" Tyrion Lannister, Games of Throne .

Buhari is just being a good leader who appreciate loyalty.

IbokUtoroh:

bros na bbc hausa bin do de interview period. It means na for hausa dem do d interview not english.
Locate ur brain n make use of it.

tobimillar:


Whether he speaks hausa, kanuri, igbo or itsekiri is not my concern but the fact that my presido no dey read from paper like GEJ...GEJ reads everything from paper even if it's written in 'otueke's language '

tobimillar:


Whether he speaks hausa, kanuri, igbo or itsekiri is not my concern but the fact that my presido no dey read from paper like GEJ...GEJ reads everything from paper even if it's written in 'otueke's language '