₦airaland Forum

Sweetlemon:
Since it's in vogue to check demographics of appointees rather than their track records, very well then we shall do so. While most of us are shouting "Northern Agenda" Let's take a closer look at this expression called "North". Let's be sincere, when we hear North, the first thing that comes to mind is Hausa/Fulani/Muslim. But we have all forgotten or simply refused to learn that North is divided into
Geographically:
1. North East
2. North West
3. North Central

Demographically:
1. Core Muslim
2. Almost 200 Minority tribes
3. A fair chunk of Christian population
4. Hausa/Fulani plus Kanuri Majority Tribes

Simply put, the North is 5 times more complex than the South.
Now let's examine possible reasons why we just assume North to be Hausa/Fulani/Muslim. The answer is not rocket science. It's simply because Hausas and Fulanis have been dominating the Northern scene since forever. Now let's take a closer look at Buhari's Northern appointments so far;
Did we miss the fact that a fair number of the ones in sensitive posts are from minority tribes and in fact Christians??
Now help me ask yourselves, when last did Northern Christians get recognition? When last did we hear of tribes like Kilba, Angas, Tula, Waja? Is it not indeed some sort of change from the usual Hausa/Fulani/SS/Yoruba/Igbo/Muslim we keep hearing all over the place? Ok nau. Are we aware of the SGF is a Pastor of proven integrity? Don't you think that empowering and recognizing the Christians and minority tribes will go a long way in checking insurgencies and attacks on these vulnerable people by Fulani herdsmen, etc? Are you now trying to say that these minorities in the North who have never been given recognition but have been patiently waiting are lower and inferior Nigerians? Don't they deserve spots just like the conventional Yorubas which make up SW, Igbos which make up SE and then the different SS tribes?

I'm not done yet. Have we noticed that these appointees are not your usual politicians? Does that not mean that it won't be the "awon goons mi" business as usual? They were almost regular people until Buhari made them popular, meaning they don't have a never-ending list of goons they need to reward. I know most disappointed APC fans had placed their bets on Onu, Fashola, and Ameachi. They have erroneously seen Nigeria politics as a sport betting game or a fantasy football league where you conjure up your own "dream team". Smh.

If we still insist on this marginalization talk can we ask ourselves these questions?;

1. Is there more stable electricity in North than in the south?
2. The clean up in sectors so far, does it in the long run affect only Northerners? If the EFCC, Customs, pensions, NNPC etc are functioning properly does it not mean better for us as a whole? When last did you queue for fuel?
3. Buhari just ordered clean up of ogoni areas, (let's not forget we just had an ND son there for the past five years!) Are Northerners the ones to benefit from this exercise?

Can we please just relax our muscles a bit while we watch how things eventually play out?
I don't know why the average Nigerian does not think outside the box. These points here are things I pray each and every person reading this will ponder on with at least half an open mind. This is the first time I will be begging the mods to move my thread to FP. My message must touch as many hearts as possible.
Call me a hopeless Nigeria-lover. Yeah I know I am because I'm the type that loves with all my heart, I may get angry but I still love.

Good bless The Federal Rebublic of Nigeria!
Sai Buhari!

Cheers!


Lalasticlala, Ishilove, Obinoscopy.

Olaolufred:
O SEUN OMO.

YOU EASILY REPENT.

Olaolufred:
I AM ACTUALLY A CHEERFUL GIVER.

ACCEPT THAT WIDOW'S MITE, BIKO.

Nicepoker:
even femi is aware that the appointments are not balanced.

Olaolufred:
SOUTH EAST SHOULD HAVE BRACED THEIR SUPPORT UP TO 35% OR 40%.

5% IS DAMN TOO LOW.

HOWEVER, MINIMUM OF 3 MINISTERIAL POSITIONS WILL GO TO S/E, 4 TO S/S, AND 6 TO S/W.

THINK IT IS FAIR ENOUGH.

BUT IF WE INSIST ON FEDERAL CHARACTER, THEN OUR SUPER EAGLE AND FALCONS, DREAM TEAMS AND ALL TEAMS MUST BE FEDERALLY CHARACTERIZED.

BabaO2:
You are most foolish of all fools in Nigeria. Is Jonathan administration your standard?, we voted for change from lopsided appointments, from nepotism. Infact na fire go fire you, for using jonathan's administration as a standard to follow.

BabaO2:
There can't be any balance anywhere, no future appointments can be as commanding as SGF and Chief of staff to the president..Buhari is is just a shameless tribal bigot

oshyno:
There is what we call kitchen cabinet. Which other position are u talking about. Ohh like the one they gave Ita Enang. Or NAIGCOMSAT. Grow up man. When you don't have representatives on Executive ,Judiciary and security forget it.

Jarus:
In the Long Run we are all dead.

oshyno:
Are u saying he is going to sack them and replace them with guyz from south. This Buhari guy is dummer than hw I placed him. What then is all the wait for if they are on temporary base.

Meeeeeeehnn this administration is soo fvcking confused. I just hope they won't shout federal character when it comes to admission into schools cuz am awaere we have different cut of marks for different states.

oluwaSmith1:
“I believe that at the end of it all, there is going to be a balance.

“These are still early days in the appointments he is going to make. At the end of it all, I believe we are going to have a balance,” he stated.

“For the ones he can control, there are still so many ahead,” he said stressing that any position can be key depending on the way the person appointed into the position “applies himself to that position.”

emmykk:
the money that was paid for your school fees is a waste.if you dont have a brain that can rationalise pls keep quiet.

The yoruba that gave him that support if things are not working as they planned they and other SE know what to do.


Next term we will elect a better northern to complete the years that obj and gej has rule down south here..not this wicked old man.


Now if a well recognised violent south eastern group start formenting trouble we will start to complain.

petrov10:
my papa the old goat

lurther:
Eeeehyyya!

Sorry! Oya pele!!!

Stop crying dear. Take handkerchief..... Oya clean your face.

Have you finish crying boy! Oya sorry once more.

Please! Iya basira... More handkerchief... my cry cry little baby needs more to wipe his red eyes.

Sai Buhari!!!

CHESSBOARD:
cc demdem

lurther:
You must be regretting now, but to ashamed to accept that.

Eeeehhhya. Pele.....

Slaves to their Northern master.

discusant:
But one mistake Buhari is making is behaving like the Igbo does not exist. He is fuelling the drive for Biafra to enable once undecided Igbos to jump into the Biafra wagon.

francizy:
Cursed son of haedes! I don't agree with your senseless, foolish and stewpid chieftains. Main reason I tagged you here so you can come see their folly. They are your people in the APC and I can't agree with them knowing fully well they are all after their pockets..

Sai Buhari jor!!!

NB: I wish he will destroy the whole federal character nonsense and appoint 100% northerners as ministers and for the remaining positions!! That's when I will even become a diehard fanatic supporter of Buhari..

francizy:
Muhaahahaha... I'm now the hypocrite, as if I am one of your useless and senseless APC chieftains! Foolish he-goat turning the thread on its head. The fools in question should comprise of your senseless and bigoted chieftains who got 2 positions and are still wailing, including your fellow sai buhari lunatics gnashing their teeth on this thread and many others.

Ode buruku omo ale jati jati

kenonze:
Personally I dont care wherever PMB gets his material to rebuild this country, all I care for is results.
Anyim pius is from my community, tell me what we got from him? Nothing.
We the masses will cry more for these politicians yet if there are given the opportunity, they wont effect anything meaningful on us.
Anyim pocketed/ hijacked the multi billion dollar centenary mega city project.... all to his pocket. what did my aged folks in the village benefited?
Kingsley Kuku the handler of Niger Delta amnesty program catered away with billions of cash meant for his people. Over N187.3billion is missing in NDDC account.
A lot of decay.
Funny we no longer look at credibility rather we focus on "my person"

francizy:
Muhehehehe who ask you for all this inconsequential explanations??
I was only greeting you and calling your attention to the new wailing wailers..

Gamechanger:
Bring GEJ's initial or entire appointments. You ain't deceiving anybody but yourself by selecting only appointees from the South in GEJ's Government

Demdem:
[b]Nothing is wrong with the appointments so far IMO and far many appointments are still yet to be made so i wonder why and where this noise is coming from. This appoitment followed almost the same pathern when Jonah-daft was in charge and if it didnt generate so much noise then why now if not for some shameless loosers who will not allow us to hear word.
Lets compare and contrast the occupiers of these positions when Jonah-daft was in charge with what the General has done

Jonah-Daft (Southerner)
1) SSG - Anyim (South)
2) Chief of staff - Oghiadome and Arogbofa (South)
3) DG SSS - Ita Ekpeyong (South)
4) Accountant General - Jonah Otunla (South)
4) CSO - Gordon Obua (South)
5) Protocol - Waziri (North)
6) ADC - Ojogbane (North)
7) Media - Abati, Okupe (South, South)

Buhari (Northerner)
1) SSG - Babachir David Lawal (North)
2) Chief of staff - Abba Kyari (North)
3) DG SSS - Lawal Daura (North)
4) Accountant General - Ahmed Idris (North)
4) CSO - Abdulrahman Mani (North)
5) Protocol - Abdullahi Kazaure (North)
6) ADC - Abubakar (North)
7) Media - Garba, Adeshina (North,South)

For Customs, considering how corrupt the sector is and its importance to the Nigerian economy now that Oil price is down, Buhari only brought in a strong man with antecedents that we all thought was going to be EFCC chair. Proceeds from customs will be tabled before FIRS and guess what, Fowler ( A southerner) has been appointed.

For immigration, he is simply the most senior DCG so it was simply a succession.

For Special asistances for National assembly, Only fools will question that. Thats Buharis call.

Seriously, its disgusting that i am forced to be talking about tribes instead of competence. This was part of Jonah-daft legacy. Useless man.[/b]

Demdem:
[b]Further look at the oil sector (The soul of Nigeria) which Buhari has also made serious appointments suggest to me that the Northern Agenda he is being accused of lack substance.............

NNPC MD - Kachikwu (South)
GED Exploration - Dr BAru (North)
GED Finace - Isiaka Abdulrazaq (SOuth)
GED Refining - Dennis Nnamdi (South)
GED Commercial - Victor Ade (South)

Take note: Out of 4 available GEDs, Buhari appointed 3 from the south.

Lets go down to the Business Units of the soul of our nation

GGM, Secratary and legal adviser - Chidi Momah (SOuth)
DG PPMC - Esther Nnamdi (SOuth)
MD Warri refining - Chinedu Ezenibe (South)
MD NGC - Babatunde Bakare (South)
MD Hyson - Ibrahim Waya (North)
MD NPDC - Mai Bornu (North)
MD NNPC Retail - Ladipo Fagbola (SOuth)
MD IDSL - Roland Ewubare (South)
MD NNPC Properties - Modupe Bemeke (SOuth)
MD Duke Oil - Abdulkadir Saidu (North)
NAPIMS - Dafe Sejebor (*Homework*)

Kindly recollect that in the opening post, the OP only mentioned DPR ignoring all these new appointees from General Buhari. Where are those fools still shouting Northern Agenda?[/b]

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/188206-buhari-sacks-heads-of-nnpc-subsidiaries-appoints-4-new-group-executive-directors.html

francizy:
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Midolian, Passingshot, Gbawe, egift, berem, demdem, aresa, una gudu morning oh!!!

Harjibode:
1.SGF is Christian and his tribe is Kilba

2.Chief of Staff is Muslim and his tribe is
Kanuri.

3. Custioms is Muslim and Hausa by
tribe.

4. Immigration is Christian and is Eggon
by tribe.

5. SSA senate is Christian and Efik

6.SSA Rep is Muslim and Hausa.


Summary- 3 Christians and 3 Muslims appointed.

No Fulani on the list.