former Governor of Anambra State in the defunct Third Republic, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to head the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was not enough to satisfy the South-East. The President had on Tuesday relieved Dr. Joseph Dawha of his appointment as the Group Managing Director of the NNPC and appointed Kachikwu to replace him. The new NNPC’s GMD is from the Igbo-speaking part of Delta State. But in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday, Ezeife insisted that the appointment did not undo the alleged lopsidedness of President Buhari’s appointments so far. He said, “It is not atonement for the many neglects and insults that have happened with the National Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and other agencies. How would a President appoint people into key positions in Nigeria, yet none of them is Igbo? What kind of thing is that? “On merit, we have the best people in Nigeria and that is not boasting. On motivation, it is the same thing. If Buhari wants to ignore federal character, we are not begging him for any appointment. “And it is good for us to know where we belong and make appropriate adjustments. It is not a matter of whether Nigeria appreciates us or not. If they think we have done enough and we should go, there is more where what we brought to Nigeria came from. It came from God and we are not going to throw it away. If we go away, we leave with it. We like Nigeria, but one cannot insult and treat a group as if they don’t exist.” The Igbo leader also described as unfortunate the ethnic segregation in the country. According to him, if a person from one region disagrees with another, there should be a less vindictive way of expressing it. The elder statesman further decried the development in the House of Representatives, where every region except the South-East got a principal position. “I have found that only a very insignificant minority of the Igbo people are saying that they have packed all their eggs in one basket; voting or no voting for any person has not been of consequence to our people. They went for elections and voted as they should and they are proud of it; they can repeat same tomorrow,” he added.

It's not enough abi? They should make list and send to Buhari na.

I thought igbos never wanted a dime from buhari's govt.

Buhari is still playing pranks with us

Lol ... Ndigbo kwenu !

Proudly 5%

They will get their fair share but shouldn't expect a repeat of Jonathan's lopsidedness in their favor (where they were the "pillars" of his government) as we all now know their pivotal role in wrecking that government. Baba has already assured fairness in line with the constitution. "To whom much is given much is expected".

FOOOOLISH HEEEGOAT!!!
GO AND TAKE BUHARI'S OFFICE NA??
WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR BIAFRA WILL YOU GIVE ANY NORTHERNER THE NNPC. GMD
NDIGBO! FOR DRUG PUSHING
NDIGBO! FOR RITUAL KILLERS
NDIGBI ! FOR BLOOD MONEY SINCE
OTOKO-OTO
OTOKO-OTO
NDIGBI STILL SEARCHING FOR SECRETARY TO FED. GOVT??
BASSSTARD RITUALIST

I keep asking, when a large part of the north did not vote Jonathan and even went to the street killing in protest because he won in 2011, how many baskets did they pack their eggs? These excuses to do what we know is wrong, we not help our nation in future. In democracy, one is free to vote any candidate of his choice even if he is the only person that voted for his candidate. He shouldn't be called names for doing that.