Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said for the country to attain economic growth and development, the dominant principle when appointing people into public offices should not be federal character.

He stated this amid grievances in some quarters over the lopsided appointment of persons into national offices by the current regime led by the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

Osinbajo spoke at a webinar on Saturday organised by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative, led by a former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga.

Also, The special guest of honour at the event, Gen Yakubu Gowon (retd), said history was replete with the stories of societies and nations that succeeded under shared common values, and those that floundered due to the lack of those values.

Gowon also called for the reintroduction of history to schools, adding, “the National Youth Service Corps scheme should also be reengineered as originally envisaged to serve as a programme during which value-based leadership principles are discussed and encouraged.”

The event – which was co-moderated by a public administrator, Prof Tunji Olaopa, and media consultant, Mrs Eugenia Abu – featured panellists, including the Senate Speaker, Dr Ahmad Lawan; Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mrs Ibukun Awosika; Chairman of Channels Media Group, Dr John Momoh; and Rhodes Professor in Race Relations at Oxford University, Wale Adebanwi.
https://punchng.com/merit-not-federal-character-should-determine-govt-appointments-osinbajo

Ok

No, it can't happen.


I am calling on our darling daddy not to heed to this, so that the Biafra children will not know much about the evil our darling soldiers committed against the igbos lead by this very Gowon

Instead our darling daddy Should introduce a new subject to the school called "COWLOGY" Let our children learn so much about our beloved cows in the country and why we should give our cows a better life than what we should give to our children.

Or better still let our darling daddy sees that banditry is taught in all the schools ,so that our children will have unquenchable love for bandits as our darling daddy love them with his life.

Danjuma got his sense back ... while this stupid geriatric Impala is still hanging out with the hyenas. Senseless to the grave

This is very important. .. even if Na recent historical updates.. make dem Dey teach.

Majority of Yoruba online can differentiate between their Yoruba propaganda and Nigeria history

nairaland Na land of ignorance and fake post.. funny Yoruba propaganda Dey always carry plenty likes..

Apc is mad..

So in essence Osinbajo is saying that Buhari is right to have appointed northerners; and that the northerners who were appointed are the most qualified and deserving of the positions they were given?

Again, that if for instance Peter Obi succeeds Buhari, he’s free to appoint only those from Anambra into every available position as long as it is proven they are competent?

Zombies shey una dey see una Professor?

Very foolish idiot.

Keeps rationalizing absurdities.

Aside civil war..nigeria no get history.

It's Ok.

They intentionally suppressed and remove history for their selfish gains

Penguin2:
So in essence Osinbajo is saying that Buhari is right to have appointed northerners; and that the northerners who were appointed are the most qualified and deserving of the positions they were given?

Again, that if for instance Peter Obi succeeds Buhari, he’s free to appoint only those from Anambra into every available position as long as it is proven they are competent?

Zombies shey una dey see una Professor?

Very foolish idiot.

Keeps rationalizing absurdities.

What do you understand or mean by the most qualified?

Day don break.
Good morning, sire.

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Which version of the history will they introduce?



Real history or one Nigeria/yoruba version?

We are no longer interested.

We need freedom from leeches.

I could remember many many years ago around 90s or early 90s when history was still a compulsory subject for junior classes then ,It really broaden the knowledge of the students and we were able to know some historical background of some places then ,I will be happy If they can reintroduce it to Schools

This same gowon that oversees the killing of more than 2million brafran children..

It will not end well for anyone that has a hand in massacring of Igbo people be it 1969 or 2021

Penguin2:
So in essence Osinbajo is saying that Buhari is right to have appointed northerners; and that the northerners who were appointed are the most qualified and deserving of the positions they were given?

Again, that if for instance Peter Obi succeeds Buhari, he’s free to appoint only those from Anambra into every available position as long as it is proven they are competent?

Zombies shey una dey see una Professor?

Very foolish idiot.

Keeps rationalizing absurdities.

Yes based on the deductive and substantive knowledge of the appointer. I do not understand your beef since Nigeria is a basket of fools.

I think it's very important to reintroduce history into our curriculum in schools. It will help political awareness and involvement. We need youths with knowledge of governance.

Jhayphil:
I think it's very important to reintroduce history into our curriculum in schools. It will help political awareness and involvement. We need youths with knowledge of governance.

That's not what we need at the moment.
Don't get too excited. They may want to alter the history and sell it to the gullible.
3% and 30% should teach people some lessons.

Ok na

This is one of the useful idi0ts that has finally regained his senses after being used and discarded.
He should keep his hopeless opinions to himself. We don't need it anymore.

Needed! So everyone can know Nigeria isn't bound by constitution but by 1914 amalgamation! And there's right to self determination! The South wants out away from the Useless terrorist North!

Asgard73:
This is very important. .. even if Na recent historical updates.. make dem Dey teach.

Majority of Yoruba online can differentiate between their Yoruba propaganda and Nigeria history

nairaland Na land of ignorance and fake post.. funny Yoruba propaganda Dey always carry plenty likes..

Apc is mad..

Ode. People would actually know it was Igbos who killed every regional leaders apart from theirs! Such wickedness and cowardice!

Or should we talk of how Ironsi, an Igbo man truncated our only true federalism and sunk Nigeria into the chaos we have today?

You dey mad!

donbachi:
Aside civil war..nigeria no get history.

Nigeria has Serious History

You see why we always know that meere commissioner is a snake, and that mumu won of a man should keep quiet... How dare he say they should reintroduce history...


We that matters says no..

Jollylolly:
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History was replete with the stories of societies and nations that succeeded under shared common values, and those that floundered due to the lack of those values.

There's no lie about this actually, even governance ie function of every tiers of government is should be taught at the basic level of education.

Idiots! After you lots have tried but failed to distort the same histroy.The repercussion of all your atrocities since 1966 will surely hunt you all.

Didn't Buhari already do that. 2nd why must everyone wait on the federal government to reintroduce history anyway. Its not their fault your school doesn't teach it.

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Leybari:
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said for the country to attain economic growth and development, the dominant principle when appointing people into public offices should not be federal character.

He stated this amid grievances in some quarters over the lopsided appointment of persons into national offices by the current regime led by the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

Osinbajo spoke at a webinar on Saturday organised by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative, led by a former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga.

Also, The special guest of honour at the event, Gen Yakubu Gowon (retd), said history was replete with the stories of societies and nations that succeeded under shared common values, and those that floundered due to the lack of those values.

Gowon also called for the reintroduction of history to schools, adding, “the National Youth Service Corps scheme should also be reengineered as originally envisaged to serve as a programme during which value-based leadership principles are discussed and encouraged.”

The event – which was co-moderated by a public administrator, Prof Tunji Olaopa, and media consultant, Mrs Eugenia Abu – featured panellists, including the Senate Speaker, Dr Ahmad Lawan; Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mrs Ibukun Awosika; Chairman of Channels Media Group, Dr John Momoh; and Rhodes Professor in Race Relations at Oxford University, Wale Adebanwi.
https://punchng.com/merit-not-federal-character-should-determine-govt-appointments-osinbajo

[/s] foolish old man