Dr. Tunde Oyemade, a renowned public affair commentator, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to re-jig all the appointments he has made so far to bring in more people from the southern part of the country.
Oyamade, who spoke exclusively with Independent, maintained that a situation where most of the top appointees into sensitive positions are from the north, did not speak well of President Buhari, stressing that this had given room for people to regard him a Northern President, rather than a real Nigerian President.
Dr. Oyemade said: “People call him a northern president because almost everybody in position of authority is a northerner. Everyone in charge of security is from the North. There s none from the South. “The Inspector General of Police is from the North. The Director General, Directorate of State Security (DSS) is from the North.
The Chief of Army State is from the North. The National Security Adviser (NSA) is from the North. “The Immigration boss is from the North, the Heads of the Civil Defence is from the North. the Interior Minister is from the North. The Chief of Air Staff is from the North. The Chief of Defence Staff is also from the North. “All of them and even many more are Northerners. So those calling him a Northern President are not making any mistake. They have their reasons.”
Oyemade maintained that if President is really a change agent, he should reflect this by ensuring equity, justice and fairness even in his appointments to political positions, adding that this is the way he can become the true Nigerian president and leader.
He stressed that by being fair to all the sections of the country, Buhari would douse tension in the country and reduce, if not eliminate all the agitations in parts of the country.
“Buhari should be the a Nigerian president as provided by the constitution and not a northern president he is giving Nigerians the impression that he is.”
He maintained that Buhari’s interests seems to be more towards the north than the whole country, hence people regard him as projecting Islamic religion, even when there are several other religions in the country.
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