₦airaland Forum

jamace:
There is this deliberate attempt by a section of the North to justify the "Northocratic" appointments by Muhammadu Buhari. It is on record that 8 of the 9 appointments made by Buhari are Northerners. To justify the ethnocratic act of the President, some persons selectively and maliciously singled out a few positions held by Southerners under Jonathan to justify Buhari's Northocratism. Nigeria FG has over 500 Departments and Agencies that one can't be listing all of them at a go. However, I took my time and painstakingly singled out some Ministries and Agencies and listed the heads of these agencies plus their geopolitical zone.

NATIONAL ECONOMY
Chairman National Planning Commission- Namadi Sambo(North)

Min of National Planning- Shamshudeen Usman (North)

Finance Minister- Okonjo Iwaela (South)

MD National Deposit Insurance Commission- Alj Umaru Ibrahim (North)

Commissioner National Insurance Commission -Fola Daniel (SW)

DG Sec Exchange Commission - Aruma Otteh (South)
Mounir H. Gwarzo (North/Incumbent)

C-G Nigeria Custom- Abdulahi Dikko (North)

DG Budget Office- Bright Okogwu (SS/Appointed by Yar'adua)

Exec Chairman FIRS- Kabir Mashi (North) 2012-March 2015
Mr. Samuel Ogungbesan (South/March 2015)

Chairman Investment and Sec Tribunal- Dr Ngozi Chianakwalam (SE)

Accountant-General- Mr. Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla (SW)

CEO NEXIM Bank- Robert Orya (South)

MINERAL RESOURCES
Min of Mines and Steel (Solid Mineral)- Musa Mohammed Sada(North)

DG Nigeria Cardastal Office- Malam Mohammad Amate (North)

DG Geological Survey of Nigeria- Alex Ndubuisu (SE)

Minister of Petroleum- Mrs Alison Madueke (SS)

Executive Secretary PTDF: Dr. Oluwole Oluleye/Femi Ajayi (2 South West)

Executive Secretary Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) - Asabe Ahmed (North)

Exec Secretary PPPRA- Mr Farouk Ahmed (North)

GMD NNPC - Andrew Yakubu/Joseph Dawha (2 North)
,
DG Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority- Dr Martin Ogharandukun/Lawrence Anikwe (2 South)
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SECURITY
National Security Adviser- Gen Aliyu Gusau/Col Sambo Dasuki (2 North)
Gen Iwoye Azazi (SS)

Min of Defence- Alh Haliru Bello/Aliyu Gusau (2 North)

Min of Police Affairs- Caleb Olubode/Adesina Delili(2 SW)

Chief of Defence Staff- Sa'ad Ibrahim/Alex Badeh (2 North)
Oluseyi Pitinrin (SW)

Chief of Army Staff- Keneth Minimah/Azubuike Ihejirika (SS/SE)

Chief of Naval Staff- Usman Jibrin/Sa'ad Ibrahim (2 North)
Joseph Ezeoba (South)

Chief of Air Staff- Muhammed Umar/Alex Badeh (2 North)
Adesola Amosun (SW)

Inspector General of Police- Hafiz Rigim/MD Abubakar/Abba Suleiman (3 North)
Solomon Arase (SS)

DG National Intelligence Agency- Olaniyi Oladeji/Ayo Oke (SW)

DG State Security Service- Ita Ekpeyong (SS)

ANTI-CORRUPTION
Chairman EFCC- Ibrahim Lamorde (North)

Chairman ICPC- Ekpo Itan (South)

REGIONAL
FCT Minister- Bala Muhammed (North)
ND Minister- Elder Godsday Orubebe (SS)

In addition to the above, Jonathan's appointed Chairman of INEC Atahiru Jega is from Kebbi state (North). The Attorney General under Jonathan Muhammed Adoke is a Northerner. A cursory look at Jonathan's appointment will convince any doubter that the North were one of the major beneficiaries. It is unfair for a section of the North to propagate falsehood in their bid to justify the Northocratic appointments of President Buhari.

I will be glad to entertain anyone that can name ANY sector that GEJ marginalised the North.

NOTE: When two different people from same zone occupy one position, I use / to separate them
https://www.nairaland.com/2429600/jonathans-appoinment-countering-deceit-some

Icecomrade:
Northerners are so selfish and self centered.

The Number of Northern appointments made GEJ was more than he made of the South.
It's so stupid of them to Isolate the Northern appoints here.

Well, I don't care who Buhari appoints or does not appoint. I never supported him. I never voted for him.

Let those who did worry

ZeroSumxxx:
Stop whipping up destructive sentiments. We don't need solidarity or unity of the south just in order to protect the corruption of a few because everybody pays the price. I want corruption to stop in my State so that the resources can be used for the development of my State. If the man from Kano decides to keep quiet that is his business. Tell me how does it benefit a vulcanizer in Uyo if Godswill Akpabio is jailed for corruption but Rabiu Kwakwanso is not. Is Godswill Akpabio going to give the vulcanizer part of his loot? These divide and rule argument is sponsored by the corrupt elite in order to give their corruption a free pass, and unfortunately the gullible readers here are buying it as valid argument.

kiyosaki1:
http://dailypost.ng/2015/09/06/lopsided-appointments-northerns-elders-blast-critics-release-list-of-jonathans-appointees/

kogirodent:
This noise about North and South is getting very boring. GEJ appointed his southern People fine! PMB is appointing his Nothern Brothers, ok! But one group of people have been totally forgotten. Each time we scream North and South, we forget that there are six geopolitical zones in Nigeria and that the NORTH-CENTRAL ZONE or MIDDLE BELT is actually a zone on its own with little affinity to the other northern zones. In the din of the noise about northern appointments, everybody forgets that PMB has only been appointing people from the north-eastern and north-western zones. After reading this post, i am tempted to say Nigeria is not one. I wonder how you lots supporting and defending GEJ and PMB will feel if a Tiv man from Benue state becomes president and appoints only Tiv people to his kitchen cabinet. I bet we will have a full-blown war then. I think its high time we "northern" or central Nigerian minorities stand up and let our voice be heard. By the way, i am becoming tired of being called a Northerner, for christ's sakes we are in the middle of Nigeria!!!

LesbianBoy:
I thought we are in a CHANGE government. So why are they doing what the jonathan administration did

shaboti:
Emefiele & okonjo are igbo but not from south-east.
Get your facts right.

shamecurls:
[size=28pt]Wailing Wailers! Food is ready o..! Come and eat.[/size]

criminalmindz:
friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country.

However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from the South South while the South East has ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw today stated that “southerners are only competent when it’s time for elections but northerners are competent in terms of governance” and this made the following thoughts run through my mind:

1. Only Southerners have been accusing fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal. The same Oshiomole tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down and successfully smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a Northerner accuse another Northerner of corruption, even when they belong to different parties. The closest a Northerner got was when the new Kano State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly sheathed his sword and even disowned previous reports of attacks. Why are we like this?

2. Are Southerners the only ones who are corrupt? Were there no northerner heading the ministries and parastatals? Did the outgone Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of certificate forgery but he still served out his tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not in support of corruption under any guise but the fight against corruption must not be seen to be sectional.

3. How come it’s easier for the President to believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is irredeemably corrupt?

4. I still remember that aside from God, Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today. The same Tambuwal would later call Femi Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated Dogara as more competent. The same Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a Southerner against a fellow Southerner, Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term. A good number can still recall how OBJ tore his PDP membership card in public glare. The Northerners find it easy to support themselves but we are always pulling ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido and all the other Northern Governors including the former PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly and many times even espoused the virtues of the opposing candidate on the rostrum!

5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull down Southern business men but prop up Northern ones. How many people still remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga out of town but both Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote what he is today. No northern leader goes against their own. I dare to put it on record that President Buhari will never go against Aliko Dangote for any reason.

6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari, the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials and he later was given an appointment as a Governing Council member of a University and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major issues counted against him? Is there one rule for some and another rule for others?

7. We find it easy to raise our voices in support of the deportation of Buruji Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku Abubakar strutting around the corridors of power.

8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse their elders when they voice opinions not in tandem with the popular opinion. We find it easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them ‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and curses at them. We even abuse our kings and priests. Northerners will never abuse an Emir no matter how unpopular what he said is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse them. But our own youths run down our elders on social media while our educated elite also support the act.

These are some of the thoughts that have been running through my mind. I don’t pretend to have all the answers and I do this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot. The point however is that Southerners have to get their acts right. We have to put our house in order. The bickering must stop. Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow others to exploit our tendency to self-destruct.

bugzbunny:
How can the country move forward with people like you..u just confirmed and dnt care dat Buhari is only on a revenge mission.. Where is the change of Apc.. yorubas are nothing but hausa fulani slaves..smh

BraniacX:
You are an effing idi0t!!!

And I already killed sango and his bini version esango in one fell swoop!

Nalikedis:
The reasons you highlighted are reasons why most northern states reek in mediocrity, they are reasons why people like you disrespect them, those are reasons why most of their states are at the lowest ebb of development. On the other hand what you blame southerner for are why most of their states despite their little stint in power are riding high in most developmental ratings. Let the northerners celebrate their emir and elites for siphoning their collective wealth, we southerner will continue to stone our kings and leaders for any "suggestion" that they are shortchanging us. In your mind you want us to be like the northerner but we in the south have chosen to only celebrate our leaders decades after they have left power just like the Americans are celebrating Reagan, chinese; Mao , Indians; Ghandi, Singaporeans; Li , and Yorubas;Awolowo... NB: Nigerians chose to celebrate PMB because they now appreciate what he stood for 3 decades ago and the onus is on him not to disappoint them. LET THOSE THAT ARE PRAISING THEIR CORRUPT LEADERS CONTINUE, WE IN THE SOUTH HAVE CHOSEN TO FOLLOW A DIFFERENT ROUTE... TIME IS THE JUDGE OF ALL.

ladyF:
Chai.....and these Northerners were not making this much noise when the odds were against them. Let's learn to tolerate each other. We should start seeing past people's tribes and geopolitical zones. One Nigeria!!!

It's [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

arafone:
what. difference doest it make.. They are still igbos

SirJeffry:
This clearly shows that the name united Nigeria has been a figment of our imaginations all these while and our continued existence together is self deceit.

So, the Northerners have a grudge all these years about Gej govt but chose to bottle it up until they regain power?

It's now obvious that Buhari is playing an already written script.

The division of this country is long overdue honestly.

"Edited" @Criminalmindz, God bless you brother.

criminalmindz:
friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country.

However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from the South South while the South East has ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw today stated that “southerners are only competent when it’s time for elections but northerners are competent in terms of governance” and this made the following thoughts run through my mind:

1. Only Southerners have been accusing fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal. The same Oshiomole tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down and successfully smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a Northerner accuse another Northerner of corruption, even when they belong to different parties. The closest a Northerner got was when the new Kano State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly sheathed his sword and even disowned previous reports of attacks. Why are we like this?

2. Are Southerners the only ones who are corrupt? Were there no northerner heading the ministries and parastatals? Did the outgone Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of certificate forgery but he still served out his tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not in support of corruption under any guise but the fight against corruption must not be seen to be sectional.

3. How come it’s easier for the President to believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is irredeemably corrupt?

4. I still remember that aside from God, Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today. The same Tambuwal would later call Femi Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated Dogara as more competent. The same Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a Southerner against a fellow Southerner, Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term. A good number can still recall how OBJ tore his PDP membership card in public glare. The Northerners find it easy to support themselves but we are always pulling ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido and all the other Northern Governors including the former PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly and many times even espoused the virtues of the opposing candidate on the rostrum!

5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull down Southern business men but prop up Northern ones. How many people still remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga out of town but both Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote what he is today. No northern leader goes against their own. I dare to put it on record that President Buhari will never go against Aliko Dangote for any reason.

6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari, the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials and he later was given an appointment as a Governing Council member of a University and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major issues counted against him? Is there one rule for some and another rule for others?

7. We find it easy to raise our voices in support of the deportation of Buruji Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku Abubakar strutting around the corridors of power.

8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse their elders when they voice opinions not in tandem with the popular opinion. We find it easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them ‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and curses at them. We even abuse our kings and priests. Northerners will never abuse an Emir no matter how unpopular what he said is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse them. But our own youths run down our elders on social media while our educated elite also support the act.

These are some of the thoughts that have been running through my mind. I don’t pretend to have all the answers and I do this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot. The point however is that Southerners have to get their acts right. We have to put our house in order. The bickering must stop. Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow others to exploit our tendency to self-destruct.

PassingShot:
Most of what is contained in your list were not by appointments but by natural succession in the civil service.

How do you appoint President of Court of Appeal? How do you appoint CJN outside the natural progression?

adesegun121:
you get mind rty and you quote me... Na sango go kill you..

Id!ot..

Your forefather are slavery...
And for ur info.. Everybody can be master..
Some will b master and some will b slave..

Even e dey inside computer sef

so what are u now saying...


E dey pain you..

And u are nothin but a loser like jonathan...

cabaliciouscabal:
Well to my understanding I don't think d north has any grudge against south, dey ar only putting d record straight,


He who seek for equity must come with clean hands.


If jonathan has done dis much and heavens didn't fall, y den is d S.S and S.E shouting from roof tops. I do remember patience jonathan popular phrase, ( it is our tym) so y complain? Is Jst right for the northerners to equally say it is dia tym.


Yorubas ar d worst hit, wen OBJ was dia, he favour north as a whole with d likes of El Rufai, Ribadu, etc and also S.S, S.E i.e nweke jr, soludo, okonjo, Dora etc he brought all these to limelight as against his pple.


If we really want to sustain dis our country called Nigeria, we must shy away from all this ethnic sentiments and look father to gd hands dat can drive d engine of dis country to greater height.


Is it not funny to know
dat d six years jonathan spent on d throne he could not give his pple in Bayelsa drinking water.


As for me I don't care who ruled me, if is 100% igbo, hausa, yoruba, or any oda ethnic group for dat matter, has long as I put on my switch and dia is light, turn on d tap and water is flowing, drugs and equipments in d hospitals, good roads, security, I am cool.


Wen am boarding d aircraft, I don't ask Weda d pilot is igbo, hausa, yoruba, or even Muslim or christian, all I focus on is to get to destination SAFE.


#let us work together for d progress of our nation


#God Bless Nairalanders


#God Bless Nigeria.

kogirodent:
This noise about North and South is getting very boring. GEJ appointed his southern People fine! PMB is appointing his Nothern Brothers, ok! But one group of people have been totally forgotten. Each time we scream North and South, we forget that there are six geopolitical zones in Nigeria and that the NORTH-CENTRAL ZONE or MIDDLE BELT is actually a zone on its own with little affinity to the other northern zones. In the din of the noise about northern appointments, everybody forgets that PMB has only been appointing people from the north-eastern and north-western zones. After reading this post, i am tempted to say Nigeria is not one. I wonder how you lots supporting and defending GEJ and PMB will feel if a Tiv man from Benue state becomes president and appoints only Tiv people to his kitchen cabinet. I bet we will have a full-blown war then. I think its high time we "northern" or central Nigerian minorities stand up and let our voice be heard. By the way, i am becoming tired of being called a Northerner, for christ's sakes we are in the middle of Nigeria!!!

bugzbunny:
Jesus go kill u
Southern sellouts
Hausa fulani slaves...
Ss/Se knows the betrayers..backstabbers
We are conquerers of yoruba cowdice ..fool

Captainswag225:
crap! 2 wrongs make no right. Apc and buhari should know better but i guess they dont.

mhbabanna:
You shall live long my brother. Your days shall always be better.
Imagine the so called comparison by the op. Such a gaffe. Moreover the so called politicians don't even know you or your family exists and some would end up with cardiac arrest over issues.
Well I think the op is just looking for allies like trying to woo the southwest in joining in their grief.
Such a pity

kiyosaki1:
http://dailypost.ng/2015/09/06/lopsided-appointments-northerns-elders-blast-critics-release-list-of-jonathans-appointees/

cabaliciouscabal:
Well to my understanding I don't think d north has any grudge against south, dey ar only putting d record straight,


He who seek for equity must come with clean hands.


If jonathan has done dis much and heavens didn't fall, y den is d S.S and S.E shouting from roof tops. I do remember patience jonathan popular phrase, ( it is our tym) so y complain? Is Jst right for the northerners to equally say it is dia tym.


Yorubas ar d worst hit, wen OBJ was dia, he favour north as a whole with d likes of El Rufai, Ribadu, etc and also S.S, S.E i.e nweke jr, soludo, okonjo, Dora etc he brought all these to limelight as against his pple.


If we really want to sustain dis our country called Nigeria, we must shy away from all this ethnic sentiments and look father to gd hands dat can drive d engine of dis country to greater height.


Is it not funny to know
dat d six years jonathan spent on d throne he could not give his pple in Bayelsa drinking water.


As for me I don't care who ruled me, if is 100% igbo, hausa, yoruba, or any oda ethnic group for dat matter, has long as I put on my switch and dia is light, turn on d tap and water is flowing, drugs and equipments in d hospitals, good roads, security, I am cool.


Wen am boarding d aircraft, I don't ask Weda d pilot is igbo, hausa, yoruba, or even Muslim or christian, all I focus on is to get to destination SAFE.


#let us work together for d progress of our nation


#God Bless Nairalanders


#God Bless Nigeria.