A fresh crisis is currently brewing in the All Progressives Congress over the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the political appointees of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.

Some leaders of the ruling party, who faulted Buhari’s retention of the PDP members, called for their sacking and the appointment of APC members in their stead.

Besides, some members of the APC also lamented that Buhari was not helping the party with funds.

A chieftain of the APC in Lagos, who did not want his name in print, told our correspondent that they had not benefitted anything from Buhari since he took over power eight months ago.

He said it was as if the President was rewarding members of the Peoples Democratic Party and punishing APC members.

He said, “President Buhari took over on May 29, 2015 and has not rewarded APC members. Most of the heads of departments and agencies are members of the PDP who worked for Jonathan. For example, Onyeka Onwenu is still the Director-General of the National Women Centre while Mike Omeri is still the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency.

“A former Special Adviser to Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, is still the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria while Mr. Sola Omole is still the Director-General of the Nigeria Television Authority.

“There are almost 100 ambassadorial positions that are supposed to have been filled but these people are still occupying the offices. We are not asking for security or sensitive positions but all these appointments I mentioned are not statutory but merely political.

“Our people who worked so hard and spent money on Buhari’s campaign are languishing. There are many competent people in the APC.”

Another APC chieftain, who also craved anonymity, said if Buhari continued this way, the APC might not be able to retain power beyond 2019.

He said most of the people that were being appointed by the President were either northerners or members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change.

The party leader added that about 15 of the 36 people appointed as ministers did not work for the party in the last elections and were not popular in their states.

He recalled that many of the ministers were rejected by their state governors and state party chapters because they had no roots or allegiance to them.

He said, “In Bayelsa State, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Heineken Lokpobiri, was a member of the PDP during the elections and he campaigned for Jonathan. He defected to the APC in August and was appointed a minister the following month. And yet, the core APC members were abandoned.

“The Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, from Gombe State, is not an APC member. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, is not an APC member. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, was a PDP member during the election and there are many more examples.”

http://www.punchng.com/apc-leaders-want-buhari-to-remove-jonathans-appointees/

Politicians and rent seeking

A swear I no read sh!t

Politicians and selfishness are inseparable.

But come to think on this, i never knew that PMB is as this magnanimous for retaining the likes of Ima Niboro, Mike Omeri, Sola Omole and Co. After all the smeared campaign against him.
No wonder his goodwill kept growing even among reasonable opposition members as his utmost interest is with the people and not political patrons.

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Well, they have a fair point. Historically political positions should usually be filled with party faithful

Not sure why the likes of Mike omeri are still there.

If they are performing to his taste he shld leave them na. And those who spent thier money, make they go into agriculture like they ask all the youth to do.

This is a government of change and not one for sharing political patronage. These politicians should calm down and let baba run his government steadily. When the time is right, the president will remove any political office holder from the last administration that needs to be removed. Political office hustlers in APC should not push the president to hurriedly take decisions that he would regret later.

PMB gives preference to technocrats, while APC likes mediocres and the continuation of amala politics which discredited Jonathan's government. PMB cannot buy into the "chop I chop" politics some of this end time politicians are expecting.

I wonder what pmb is still waiting for,after over 7months in office ,i expect him to have sacked all Jonathan appointees and replace them with APC members.

seunmsg:
This is a government of change and not one for sharing political patronage.

politics can't be separated from governance

Fo

Well I doubt if PMB will do that, I'm sure those appointees will simply switch allegiance from their old pay master to the new one

Jorussia:
politics can't be separated from governance

I agree but they should not be in a hurry. The president is moving steadily and his party members should follow him steadily as well.

By the time they remove all those appointed under Jonathan and replace them with the agbereoes and bokos in the APC then we can all kiss goodbye to Nigeria's sanity.

Jorussia:
I wonder what pmb is still waiting for,after over 7months in office ,i expect him to have sacked all Jonathan appointees and replace them with APC members.

Not only that. Let Buhari also sack all those civil servants employed from 2009 up till may 29, 2015.

Yeye

when you come out with your names in print, then baba will know you are serious. Instead of you to join the search for a missing budget you are here making a silly complain.

Sola Omole and Mike Omeri should have been given way to competent and loyal APC members, they're core PDP and worked so hard to stop PMB becoming President and their loyalty to the government of the day may be questionable.

Yar'Adua already set the pace for a Coalition government... The Dullard can only learn!

APC IS MADE OF BITTERNESS

that is how it should be now

Move closer to your enemies and make use of them!

texazzpete:
Well, they have a fair point. Historically political positions should usually be filled with party faithful

Not sure why the likes of Mike omeri are still there.

You haven't judge Mike omeri fairly.
I have nothing else to tell u for now.

Nobody has yet questioned the competency of these appointees.

Hahaha
APC is a joke, requesting BUHARI to fund the party, with which money, we are not done recovering from PDP funding the party with national cake,

Hahaha

Where is the change? CHOP I CHOP

Let them cry rivers,

Buhari is the president of Nigerians, not an opportunist for APC.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO TURN TO BIGGER CRASH AND THE NORTHERN BROTHERS FORM A NEW PARTY AS MANY PROPHETS AND TINUBU HAVE PREDICTED

make dem cool down small. Buari is already compiling list of a.bo.kis for immidiate appointment.

thats the way to go na, thats the reason we voted the change, all the appointments of PDP should be uprooted ASAP, its not a matter to debate na. PMB use your head o.

If only they were only bothered about the progress of Nigeria and not their personal gains. Smh


Yet the youths e-fight here everyday because of APC and PDP, as if there's a difference.

Timbi:

A chieftain of the APC in Lagos, who did not want his name in print, told our correspondent that they had not benefitted anything from Buhari since he took over power eight months ago.

PARASITES!!! AGIP - Any Government In Power, they lurk around to 'benefit' from government.

He said, “President Buhari took over on May 29, 2015 and has not rewarded APC members. Most of the heads of departments and agencies are members of the PDP who worked for Jonathan. For example, Onyeka Onwenu is still the Director-General of the National Women Centre while Mike Omeri is still the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency.

Rewarded Mehn, he must reward the voters first o! No be only APC members that 'worked'. After all, some people were given incentives and still decided to vote whomsoever they chose.
These guys did not work for Jonathan, they worked for the government of Jonathan. I will not play naiveté that some of these guys just dey
do eye-service but if this government finds them performing and not sabotaging its effort, why send fellow effective Nigerians away

He said it was as if the President was rewarding members of the Peoples Democratic Party and punishing APC members.

That's the effect of cross-carpeting. Are these guys not Nigerians too

“There are almost 100 ambassadorial positions that are supposed to have been filled but these people are still occupying the offices. We are not asking for security or sensitive positions but all these appointments I mentioned are not statutory but merely political.

That's why Nigerians in the diaspora (NID) suffer. These so-called non-sensitive positions are very important. If we have political appointees who are just "yes-men", NIDs will continue to complain of the 'deadness' of our foreign missions.

“Our people who worked so hard and spent money on Buhari’s campaign are languishing. There are many competent people in the APC.”

There are many MORE competent NIGERIANS

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When will the interest of Nigeria(ns) override personal, selfish aspirations ehn

APC have a point...why should political posts under an APC government be occupied by PDP.....its bleeping eight months since PMB took over and if he does not act fast...we will certainly have PDP return to power as no one will put any effort and not be rewarded....this is politics 101...