Buhari is aware of federal character - Adesina
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As more Nigerians react to the recent appointments by the federal government on the basis of ethnicity, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday said the president is mindful of the existence of federal character and that appointment would go round soonest.

Speaking during a radio programme he featured on Adesina was reacting to the criticisms that the appointments made so far by the president favoured only the northerners.

"Nobody can fault the fact that the persons appointed were appointed on merits. In terms of the spread, the President has prerogative to appoint and he knows there is federal character. I am sure that there will be balance in the future.

These are still early days. At the end of the day, we will have a balance. By the time more appointments are made, it will balance out. The President is trying to get the very best of Nigerians. The issue of key positions and no key positions should not be the issue. He gave a deadline of September for the appointment of ministers and he will keep to it.”he said

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Leaders of the APC, who spoke to The PUNCH, complained that the appointments tilted in favour of the North and said the party must move fast to cope with the backlash of expected rumblings in the polity.

“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 to one of Punch correspondents late on Thursday

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Buhari is aware of federal character - Adesina
............................................................................

As more Nigerians react to the recent appointments by the federal government on the basis of ethnicity, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday said the president is mindful of the existence of federal character and that appointment would go round soonest.

Speaking during a radio programme he featured on Adesina was reacting to the criticisms that the appointments made so far by the president favoured only the northerners.

"Nobody can fault the fact that the persons appointed were appointed on merits. In terms of the spread, the President has prerogative to appoint and he knows there is federal character. I am sure that there will be balance in the future.

These are still early days. At the end of the day, we will have a balance. By the time more appointments are made, it will balance out. The President is trying to get the very best of Nigerians. The issue of key positions and no key positions should not be the issue. He gave a deadline of September for the appointment of ministers and he will keep to it.”he said

Meanwhile

Leaders of the APC, who spoke to The PUNCH, complained that the appointments tilted in favour of the North and said the party must move fast to cope with the backlash of expected rumblings in the polity.

“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 to one of Punch correspondents late on Thursday

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