₦airaland Forum

ABUJA – A civil society group, the Societal Safety Network (SSN), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure equity and fairness in federal appointments, stressing that regional balance is vital for national unity.

The group, in a statement signed by Suleiman Salaudeen, commended the President for correcting the recent appointment of the Managing Director/CEO of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), which had initially breached Section 93 of the Electricity Act 2023.

The revision, SSN said, reinforced public confidence that the administration is guided by equity, justice, and the rule of law.

The organisation also welcomed the North-South balance in recent anti-corruption appointments, citing Mr Ola Olukoyede from the South as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, from the North as Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

“This is the leadership wisdom Nigerians expect: decisions that unite, not divide; appointments that reflect inclusion, not exclusion,” the group stated.

However, SSN urged the President to apply the same principle to the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) and the Federal Character Commission (FCC).

It noted that while the FCSC is chaired by Professor Tunji Olaopa from the South West, with Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, also from the South, as Secretary, fairness demands that the FCC chairmanship remain in the North.

“Given that the FCSC is already headed by a Southerner, fairness demands that the FCC chairmanship be retained in the North. This balance is vital to maintain public trust,” the statement stressed.

The group warned that tilting the FCC leadership disproportionately towards one region could weaken the credibility of the federal character principle and fuel perceptions of marginalisation.

“The FCC is more than an administrative agency; it is a constitutional safeguard for national unity. If its leadership tilts disproportionately towards one region, it risks undermining the President’s political goodwill in areas that feel excluded,” the SSN cautioned.

Expressing optimism, the group said that by sustaining equity in appointments, President Tinubu would strengthen his governance agenda and further solidify his legacy as a leader who restored trust in the Nigerian union.

It added that the North Central region and the wider North remain committed to supporting the administration, urging the President to always prioritise fairness and inclusion in his decisions.

autoez:
Nothing to balance here man. You can only work with people you find capable and competent and people you're comfortable with all for the good of a better tomorrow not for unity.

iwaeda:
Yoruba lokan, when it gets to your turn, bring all your village people to fill the posts, am I lying Nlfpmod.

arantess:
Yea, all the Yoruba people are the only capable ones

Nice one

vicfajeze:
We northerners are still waiting where it's gonna end cos Tinubu Na washouts Walahi Talahi

autoez:
There's nothing to balance here, my friend. You can only collaborate with individuals you consider capable and competent, as well as those you're comfortable working with, all in the interest of fostering a better future, progress, and development, not only for the sake of national unity.

Tjra:
Nwanne, don't waste your time posting tribal stuffs on Nairaland.

Everyone knows where the three of you came from.

Brendaniel:
Same excuse the north supported by Tinubu gave for Buhari, today we know better, you people are doing the same for Tinubu now....

autoez:
Buhari was joking during his tenure. You all know that. Tinubu is the only functional president Nigeria has had since Musa Yaradua. You know too well.

autoez:
There's nothing to balance here, my friend.

You can only collaborate with individuals you consider capable and competent, as well as those you're comfortable working with, all in the interest of fostering a better future, progress, and development, not only for the sake of national unity.

anonimi:
May 1, 2025

May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu

According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”

On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.

Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/

autoez:
Buhari was joking during his tenure. You all know that.

Tinubu is the only functional president Nigeria has had since Musa Yaradua. You know too well.

thisweekng:
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Chief Olawale Edun has said the last time Nigeria’s economy looked stable was about a decade ago.

He made this statement during his maiden press conference as Minister of Finance where he outlined President Bola Tinubu’s vision, agenda and strategy for the economy.

He said, “I think as we all know, we are not where we should be. The economy is barely growing above the rate of population growth.

“But it was not always so, and I think in trying to look at the way forward, if we now have a situation of slow growth, double-digit inflation, weak/depreciating exchange rate, as well as security concerns that are resulting in an economy that is not growing and not taking Nigerians out of poverty.

“If we think back to the last time when the economy was stable- when it was growing, when inflation was low, and the interest rate was affordable, that period was about a decade ago. Growth was about 6% in 2013 and 2014.”
Private sector to drive the economy

https://nairametrics.com/2023/09/01/the-last-time-nigerias-economy-was-stable-was-about-a-decade-ago-wale-edun/

autoez:
Buhari was joking during his tenure. You all know that. Tinubu is the only functional president Nigeria has had since Musa Yaradua. You know too well.

Brendaniel:
Same excuse the north supported by Tinubu gave for Buhari, today we know better, you people are doing the same for Tinubu now....

anonimi:
Petrol should never cost more than N70 per litre, says APC

January 19, 2015

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as mere tokenism the reduction of petrol price from N97 to N87 per litre, saying the petroleum product ordinarily should sell for N70.

On Sunday, the federal government announced the reduction of petrol price, citing the fall of global crude oil price.

But the APC through Lai Mohammed, its spokesman, on Monday accused the government of making a show out of deceit, saying “a 10.3 per cent slash in the price of petrol was a mere tokenism at a time the price of crude oil has crashed by about 60 per cent”.

It argued that the pump price of a litre of petrol should not be more than 70 Naira, alleging that at N87 per litre, the government was forcing Nigerians to subsidise the massive corruption in the oil sector by N17 for every litre of fuel.

https://www.thecable.ng/petrol-never-cost-n70-per-litre-says-apc/

iwaeda:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/balance-federal-appointments-for-unity-cso-urges-tinubu/

LCling:
North Will understand what marginalisation feels like in Baba second tenure... Karma.

It's now a public knowledge Jonathan won't sail.. it's now tagged puppet for power grabbers and elite tool.

Congratulations Tinubu in advance.. in any error

Peter Obi its the Nigerian project of public trust. For now... Among all

iwaeda:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/balance-federal-appointments-for-unity-cso-urges-tinubu/

iwaeda:
Yoruba lokan, when it gets to your turn, bring all your village people to fill the posts, am I lying Nlfpmod.

autoez:
Buhari was joking during his tenure. You all know that. Tinubu is the only functional president Nigeria has had since Musa Yaradua. You know too well.