I see this response by Shehu Garba as defending bandits and not in anyway defending the president.

Bandits dey kill Christians... They are attacking Christian dominated regions in d North.. Kukah is right and smart

Coronabirus:

MEDIA NEPOTISM WHICH NEVER EXIST IN REALITY.
Ogun tops Buhari’s 190 political appointees, South-east least represented.
Ogun State in South-west Nigeria has the highest number of political appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari since his re-election in 2019 holding 17 out of a total 190 appointments, a document exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES has revealed.
It is followed closely by Adamawa State with 14, and Kano, Lagos and Oyo states with 12 appointees each.
They are trailed by Katsina, Osun, Edo and Ondo with eight appointees apiece, Kwara and Ekiti with seven each while Delta comes next with six appointees.
States with the least appointments, according to the document, are Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Imo, Plateau and Zamfara, all of which have one political appointment each.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has no single political appointee.
Ogun is the home state of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Zonal distribution
On a zonal basis, the South-west geo-political zone, comprising Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo and Ekiti, tops the list with 64 appointees.
The North-west, Mr Buhari’s home zone, which has seven states altogether, comes a distant second with 37 appointees.
The states in the zone are Kebbi, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara and Katsina where Mr Buhari hails from.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/396186-ogun-tops-buharis-190-political-appointees-south-east-least-represented-full-details.html

Hey Oga don't even go that lane because every living things knows that Buhari's appointments are highly lopsided in favor of the north. Out of his service chiefs how many are of southern extraction starting from his first tenure to his second term. Why giving this thread an ethnic colouration when it was even a northerner in person of Kukah that exposed this brutal regime that is headed by a fellow northerner to the world. Why changing the narrative? Is Kukah a southerner or Igbo? Everything he told the human rights commission in Washington is true and your opinion won't change that

Kukah didn't tell the human rights commission about appointments. Your hypocrisy stinks to high heaven. If you are truthful to yourself you will know that Buhari's appointments are highly lopsided in favor of the north and he doesn't hide it

Coronabirus:

What is there that Kukah expose to the world? He just exposed himself as a liar.
It's obvious that the Hausa-Fulani Muslims killed by bandits in Zamfara a outnumbered the Christians killed by the same bandits in almost a decade. Look at how people are being killed in Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger and Sokoto and consequently being abducted on daily basis and are mostly Muslims but Kuka is so hypocritical to alwasy go to his fellow human beings and abandon the God he worships lying for them expecting non-existing support except the usual funds he scam them in he name of aid to Nigerian marginalised Christians.
School abduction in Katsina, Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara are all Muslims but he shamelessly used the one in Kaduna as reference to throw his ethno-religious bigotry.
Concerning appointments.
BUHARI APPOINTEES DESIGNATION-2016
1. Joseph Ari: Director-General, Industrial Training Fund
2. Isa Ibrahim: Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency
3. Simbi Wabote: Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Monitoring Board
4. Aboloma Anthony: Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria
5. Mamman Amadu: Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement
6. Sharon Ikeazor: Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate
7. Teamwork – Emir Bamalli
8. Akodundo Gloria: as National Coordinator, New Partnership for Africa’s Development
9. Ahmed Bobboi: Executive Secretary, Petroleum Equalization Fund
10. Umana Umana: Managing Director, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority
11. Sa’adiya Faruq: Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons
12. Usman Abubakar: Chairman, Nigeria Railway Corporation
13. Bello Gusau: Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund
14. Yewande Sadiku: Executive Secretary, National Investment Promotion Commission.

BUHARI APPOINTEES DESIGNATION-2017
1. Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons
2. Mary Ikpere-Eta, Director-General, National Centre for Women Development.
3. Bayo Somefun, Managing Director, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund
4. Ahmed Dangiwa, Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank
5. Alex Okoh, Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprise.
6. Abdulkadir Umar, Executive Secretary, Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency
7. Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General, National Park Service
8. Nnenna Akajemeli, National Coordinator, Service Compact, SERVICOM.
9. Mr. Adebiyi, Nasir Ladan is the Director-General, National Directorate of Employment
10. Saliu Alabi, Director-General, Michael Imodu National Institute for Labour Studies
11. PJef Barminas, Director-General, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology.
12. Haruna Yerima is the Director-General, Nigeria Institute for Social and Economic Research
13. Sunday Thomas, Deputy Commissioner, Nigeria Insurance Commission; Tunde Erukera, Executive Secretary, Consumer Protection Council
14. Bello Tukur, Secretary, Federal Character Commission.
15. Dikko Abdulrahman, Director-General, National Pension Commission
16. Umar Jibrin, Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority
17. Folashade Joseph, Managing Director, Nigeria Agriculture Insurance Corporation
18. Cecilia Gaya, Director-General, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria.
19. Luci Ajayi, Executive Secretary, Lagos International Trade Fair Management Board
20. Emmanuel Jimme, Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority
21. Lanre Gbajabiamila, Director-General, Nigeria Lottery Regulation Commission
22. Jalani Aliyu, Director-General, Nigeria Automotive Design and development Council.

BUHARI APPOINTEES DESIGNATION-2018
1. Okechukwu Ukwuoma Director-general, National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM),
2. Abdul-Jalil Suleiman Director-general, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA),
3. Mojoyi Oluwa Dekalu-Thomas Executive Director (Liability Management), Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO)
4. Chinedum Olisakwe-Lawrence-
Executive Director (Corporate Services),
5. Junaid Abdullahi Executive Secretary, Border Communities Development Agency (BDCA),
6. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria,
7. Banire Muiz Adeyemi Chairman, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON),
8. Sule Yakubu Bassi Secretary, Nigerian Diaspora Commission,
9. Olufemi Ajayi Oladunni Director/CEO, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM),
Clement Onyeabo Nze Director- General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency,
10. Clement Isong Member, Board of the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA),
11. David Isho Nyikyaa Secretary, National Salaries, Income, Wages, Commission,
12. Obinna Francis Ogwuegbu Secretary, Special Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property,
13. Obadiah Simon Nkom Director-General/CEO, Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office

BUHARI APPOINTEES DESIGNATION-2019
. Nigerians Communications Commission (NCC)
(a) Prof. Adeolu Akande (South West) replaces Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye (South West) as Chairman, Board of Commissioners – subject to Senate confirmation
(b) Mr Uche Onwude (South East) replaces Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume (South East) as Non-Executive Commissioner – subject to Senate confirmation.
2. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
(a) Dr Abubakar Sa’id replaces Prof. Adeolu Akande as Board Chairman
(b) Dr Habibu Ahmed Imam (North West) replaces Dr Lawal Bello Moriki
(North West)
(c) Dr Mohammed Sa’idu Kumo as Board Member
3. The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi (South West) replaces Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi
(South West) as Postmaster General/CEO
4. Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB)
Professor Muhammed Bello Abubakar replaces Architect Yusuf Kazaure
5. The Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat)
(a) Architect Yusuf Kazaure replaces Chief Dr George Nnadubem Moghalu
as Board Chairman
(b) Dr Najeem Salam replaces Hon. Samson Osagie as Executive
Director, Marketing and Business Development
(c) Professor Abdu Ja’afaru Bambale replaces Kazeem Kolawole Raji as
Executive Director, Technical Services
(d) Hadi Mohammed replaces Mohammed Lema Abubakar as Executive
Director, Administration

BUHARI APPOINTEES DESIGNATION-2020
1. Mr. Buki Ponle was appointed Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria
2. Mr. Nura Sani Kangiwa was named the Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism.
3. Mr. Francis Ndubuisi Nwosu was appointed the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Press Council
4. Mr. Ebeten William Ivara, Director General, National Gallery of Arts
5. Mr. Olalekan Fadolapo, Registrar/CEO of Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria
6. Prof. Sunday Enessi Ododo, General Manager/CEO, National Theatre.
7. Mr. Ado Mohammed Yahuza, Executive Secretary/CEO, National Institute for Cultural Orientation
8. Prof. Aba Isa Tijjani, Director General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments
9. Mrs. Oluwabunmi Ayobami Amao, Director General, Centre For Black And African Arts And Civilization.

How will Buhari ever know the true situation of things in Nigeria when people like Garba Shehu are the ones around him?

For true peace to reign, the whole of Africa, not just Nigeria, should have a conference and change what Europeans did to us at the Berlin Conference in 1884. We should recreate African nations along ethnic lines. What we call ethnic group in Africa is what they call country in Europe.

but truth be told...there is no targeted attacks on Christians....both Christians and Muslims are feeling the insecurity na....if he told the parliament that insecurity has worsened....that would have fair to everybody....cus not so long dey kidnapped students from this islamia in tne north......him saying that Christians are targeted....i fink its nt all the truth the rev said

Who did you voted for? ATIKU?
Then you're stupider than you think.

colorsofrainbow:
If I had voted for Buhari,I wonder how stupid I would be feeling by now

All I knw , Nigerians can't govern her self.

obi4eze:


Nigeria's problem is Rev (Fr) Matthew Kukah. In fact, anyone who airs his views on the bad situation of the country is a terrorist. Anyone who wants to secede is also a terrorist . BH and bandits are the best thing to happen to this country

That's simply because all APC do is for the optics. Propaganda is all they are good for.

Buckeyemedia1:
Just like homo father cooker?

This eleribu BMC idiot keeps liking and sharing his own post. What an oaf!

Orisirisi lori Nairaland.

Majority of Nigerians and humanity in general know the liar between the two of you, Mr Minister. The facts on ground and the experience of an average Nigerian citizen lend credence to the cleric`s assertions. This govt. is now like a bull in a china shop; but we can only hope the shop remains intact after this unfortunate moment.

Kukah abi na cooker , wee you keep quiet ..

Bros, Kukah is a notorious PDP christian, he's a liar who always tries to manipulate some gullible christian using the religious propaganda. How can one say insecurity in Nigeria is targeted against christian, isn't that mischievous?
Out of the present 4 service chiefs, 2 are southerners and two are northerners, if you think Buhari's appointments are loopsided, its either you're decieving yourself or you're allowing PDP decieve you.

Fahdiga:
Hey Oga don't even go that lane because every living things knows that Buhari's appointments are highly lopsided in favor of the north. Out of his service chiefs how many are of southern extraction starting from his first tenure to his second term. Why giving this thread an ethnic colouration when it was even a northerner in person of Kukah that exposed this brutal regime that is headed by a fellow northerner to the world. Why changing the narrative? Is Kukah a southerner or Igbo? Everything he told the human rights commission in Washington is true and your opinion won't change that

Pitiable Messenger...

1. Your Boss and his party did similar in their desperation for power in 2014: that Chatham House speech and the CNN interview still fresh in our memories!

2. As of today, no other Nigerian divides the citizens like Buhari! His infamous 97%/5% declaration, that "Dot-in-a-Circle" statement and his many gibberish utterances and biased actions against non-northern interests are just the right recipe for disunity in a plural society like ours.

3. The attendant outright defense of northerners who should be answering for their misdeed against other Nigerians - like Pantami, the indifference when the northern is the offender - like Danladi Umar, and those 'body language' which seek to approve of northern misdemeanors/crimes against targeted faiths and ethnic groups are some of the reasons the Bishop may have been 'emboldened' to speak against Buhari.

4. Lastly, Mallam Garbage, not many Nigerians are with you on this voyage... Perhaps you should look around you to assess the situation... Many have since disembarked! Na OYO levels you and Buhari dey.

This is one crazy thing about we Muslims, we know the Bible more than most Church goers who call themselves Christians. I for example have an "A" in WAEC CRK because I went to Catholic School. Unlike these Church goers most of whom has never physically seen a Quran before not to talk holding it or reading it. So, you really can't say anything about Islam except the suicide bombers, Book Haram, ISSI, ISWAP and other mentally unstable group of miscreants.

Unfortunate however, we Muslims with the knowledge of the Bible only quote passages that support our biased opinions.

Conclusively, ignore Garba Shehu, it's an insult for Southerners to bring themselves to the level of exchanging words with Almajaris who were born by the road side by destitute parents. Both Garba Shehu and Mathew Kukah are just luck Almajaris. They understand each other. Don't interfere in blood brothers quarrel.

Fahdiga:
Garbage Shehu is a misfit that doesn't deserve the post he is currently occupying. He is better off as a spokesman for jihadists. This mentally ill fellow has proven time without numbers that he is a terrorist and a hardcore for that matter. I'm happy that Kukah has exposed this brutal regime to the world. Terrorist Garbage Shehu can hug transformer for all we care

Can you see any difference between him and the short man devil in Kaduna or the dangerous breathing mannequin living inside the Rock? None at all, they are all brothers of the same blood born by the roadside by destitute parents, but who found a way to get to the national treasury.

What are the steps taken to stop all this barbaric act because it is on the rise on daily basis?Let the bishop be and the government should do something meaningful.

In the Gardens of Temptations , the Devil qouted from the scriptures.

No sir, u are quoting the bible out of context, all those places u quoted is talking about we in Christ and not Christians and Muslims

Pastor Garba Shehu good morning ooo. How's your Aso rock chief terrorist of a so called president? . We are told that his inevitable nemesis is beginning to close in on him.We are waiting for his ultimate calamity. Good morning Pastor malam. Ideots.

StreetFight:


Can you see any difference between him and the short man devil in Kaduna or the dangerous breathing mannequin living inside the Rock? None at all, they are all brothers of the same blood born by the roadside by destitute parents, but who found a way to get to the national treasury.

It is unfortunate bro. Northerners with their qouta system has really destroyed Nigeria

chrisxxx:

And whose spokesman is he? Crusader?
He is that of a Jihadist. He is doing his job.

Exactly

I really hope Kukah showed those foreigners gory and graphic pictures to explain his points.

All these old men Buhari gave appointments are mentally ill.

The only people who don't know the issue of Muslims and Christians in Nigeria are people from the SW am not saying this demon Garba is from SW.

Bishop Kukah said it all take it or leave it.
We the J-town knows Kukah said exactly as it is he did not add any lies to it.

Fahdiga:
Kukah didn't tell the human rights commission about appointments. Your hypocrisy stinks to high heaven. If you are truthful to yourself you will know that Buhari's appointments are highly lopsided in favor of the north and he doesn't hide it

This is hypocrisy, I've presented to u facts but still maintaining ur delusional reasoning born out of hatred. I saw all he said at the congress.

Tinubuadvocate:
That bishop self .

BIG mouth Bishop said as it is no lies added, or were u expecting him to keep calm??

See Kukah is not from SW that he will not know the tussil between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria. So gtf off

Coronabirus:

During GEJ's administration Nepotism was not in Nigeria's dictionary.
Below were GEJ's appointment of his kinsmen to some sensitive positions and may be worst than PMB's:
1. SGF: Anyim Pius Anyim.
2. DG, DSS: Ita Ekpenyong.
3. CBN: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi(Replaced with Godwin Emefiele)
4. COS: Mike Oghiadomhe.
5. Acct Gen. Fed: Jonah Ofunia.
6. Chief of Army Staff: Azuibike Ihejirika.
7.NIMET; Anthony Anuforom.
8. NNPC: Andrew Yakubu.
9.NIMASA: Patrick Apobolokemi.
10. PENCOM: Chinelo Amazu.
11. FERMA: Chukwu Amuchi.
12. DPR: George Osahon.
13: BOI: Evelyn Oputu.
14. Nig Content Dev. Agency: Ernest Nwampa.
15: CPA: Dupe Atoki.
16. NCC: Eugene Juwa.
17. NAMA: Nnamdi Udoh.
18: NCAA: Engr Akikuotu.
19.FAAN: George Uriesi.
20. NCAT: Capt Chinere Kali.
21. SEC: Aruma Otteh
22. Sovereign Wealth fund: Uche Orji.
23.NAFDAC: Paul Orhii.
24. FIIRO: Mrs G N Elemo.
25.Maritime Agency: Joshua Ekpo.
26: NRC: Seyi Sijuade.
27.Nig Tourism Dev Corp: Sally Nbanefor
28. Budget Office:
Bright Okogwu.
29. NERDC: Godswill Obioma.
30. NEXIM: R R Oriya.
31. SON: Joseph Odumodu.
32. NBC: Emeka Nkem MBA.
33. ITF: Longmas Wapmuk.
34. NUC: Prof Okojie
35. NESREA: N. S Benebo
36.MDG Office: Precious Gbenro.
37. Surveyor Gen.: Peter Chigozie
38. Statistician : Yemi Kale.
39. Acct Gen Fed: Jonah Otunla.
40. Auditor Gen Fed.: Samuel Yonongo.
41. NOA: Mike Omieri.
42. NAN: Oluremi Oyo.
43. NEPC: David Odelugba.
44. Emeka Eze.
45. IGP Police: Solomon Arase.
Etc.

GEJ'S SERVICE CHIEFS WERE:
1. Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh; 2. Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimah;
3. Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin; and
4. Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Adesola Amosu.
These are some of the appointments Jona did when he was in office for good 6yrs and the other tribes never made noises.
Is this the justice ur religion ask u to prevail?

Mtchew.
You think you are clever by cherry picking
Check out what you wrote

PMB appointments, you chose national commission for this, national commission for that.
And deliberately omitted the SGF and the other security heads like customs, immigration, prisons, civil defense, army, navy, police, DSS, NIA etc.

You also wrote that PMB's service chiefs are two from the North and two from the south without adding the police.
Hope you know that all police chiefs under PMB are all northerners.
While GEJ's police chiefs were all from the North except for one southerner that used only three months after the 2015 elections.

Please try and be truthful to yourself if you so much love Nigeria

Danzakidakura:
the Bishop is better than the Terrorists occupying government house who invited a foreign Terrorist Fulani group to come kill Nigerians. Though I don't expect a Yoruba Muslim like you to reason well.

No mind that MURIC brother they think the far Northern Muslims are with them.

Fahdiga:
Hey Oga don't even go that lane because every living things knows that Buhari's appointments are highly lopsided in favor of the north. Out of his service chiefs how many are of southern extraction starting from his first tenure to his second term. Why giving this thread an ethnic colouration when it was even a northerner in person of Kukah that exposed this brutal regime that is headed by a fellow northerner to the world. Why changing the narrative? Is Kukah a southerner or Igbo? Everything he told the human rights commission in Washington is true and your opinion won't change that

Why dwelling on only service CHIEFS when justifying the argument?
I've presented facts not hear-say statements born out of hatred. Service CHIEFS are equally shared between North and South. Kuka is Northerner driven by excessive religious bigotry. Did GEJ and OBJ balanced service CHIEFS in accordance with religious sensitivity? No!

bigfish3k:

Mtchew.
You think you are clever by cherry picking
Check out what you wrote

PMB appointments, you chose national commission for this, national commission for that.
And deliberately omitted the SGF and the other security heads like customs, immigration, prisons, civil defense, army, navy, police, DSS, NIA etc.

You also wrote that PMB's service chiefs are two from the North and two from the south without adding the police.
Hope you know that all police chiefs under PMB are all northerners.
While GEJ's police chiefs were all from the North except for one southerner that used only three months after the 2015 elections.

Please try and be truthful to yourself if you so much love Nigeria

I presented that list to show u how biased GEJ was also when it comes to appointment into sensitive positions. Above are the positions u are all crying abt. GEJ didn't have any Southerner in a position to take IGP office as such he couldn't manipulate the office. There are more than 800 MDAs and more than 2/3 are occupied by Southerners. Pls, read and dnt allow others to read for u!

Coronabirus:
I presented that list to show u how biased GEJ was also when it comes to appointment into sensitive positions. Above are the positions u are all crying abt. GEJ didn't have any Southerner in a position to take IGP office as such he couldn't manipulate the office. There are more than 800 MDAs and more than 2/3 are occupied by Southerners. Pls, read and dnt allow others to read for u!

How can you say GEJ didn't have any southerner to occupy the police IG post.
He could have done like PMB by retiring the seniors so that he can appoint a southerner.

Also remember that Inec chairman is from the same place as PMB. While GEJ never appointed any southerner as Inec chairman.

You forgot that all the three arms of government are headed by Northerners.

In GEJ tenure
GEJ - president - South
VP - northerner
Senate president - northerner
Speaker - northerner
CJN- northerner

Remember that these are the five topmost positions in the country and Northerners are occupying four of it in GEJ tenure.

In PMB tenure
PMB - president - northerner
VP - South
Senate president - northerner
Speaker - South
CJN - North

While in PMB tenure northerners are also leading with three out of five positions.

You can judge for yourself which of the two governments is nepotistic

I was really anxious to see Garba Shehu's reply. I expected to be lectured on the "facts on ground" that he made mention of earlier in his speech.
Alas I was disappointed.
If there was any doubt Bishop Kukah was telling the truth, the feeble response by the presidency has cleared it up.

What a shame.