The Chairman of Christian
Association of Nigeria in
charge of the 19 Northern
States and Abuja, Reverend
Yakubu Pam has urged
President Muhammad Buhari
to be fair in the sharing of
political appointments.
He declared that northern
Christians were being
seriously marginalized.
Pam in a press statement
issued in Jos, Saturday,
noted with great concern the
exclusion of qualified
Christians in the appointment
into strategic positions under
the present administration.
The Northern CAN lamented
that while there were
volumes of allegations from
the South that the
appointments made so far
were in favour of the north,
facts on the ground revealed
that those appointments
were lopsided in favour of
Muslim north to the detriment
of Northern Christian
community.
The statement advocated for
fairness in the appointment
of qualified Nigerians into
positions of government,
adding that, “the
appointments made so far in
the last one year by
President Muhammadu Buhari
has generated concern
among northern Christians,
especially in the appointment
of Security Chiefs.”
The statement advised the
President to carry out a
review of appointments made
into government positions so
far to ensure that all
sections of the Country
Nigeria were given a sense
of belonging.
On the recent extension of
the Sallah holiday, the cleric
questioned the rationale
behind the Minister of
Interior, retired General
Abdulraman Danbazzau’s
announcement of one
additional day to the two
official days that were earlier
declared as public holiday for
Muslim faithfuls to celebrate
Eid-El-Fitri celebrations.