As President Bola Tinubu’s administration faces accusations of nepotism, former federal lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has claimed that the federal government of former President Muhammadu Buhari was much more biased in its appointments.
Tinubu’s authorities has come underneath heavy scrutiny, particularly from northern politicians, who argue that his appointments favor his residence area, the southwest, to the detriment of the remainder of the nation.
In a latest interview, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, referred to as the president’s authorities “non-inclusive” and criticized the dearth of adherence to the federal character precept in political appointments.
Nevertheless, in a response aired on Channels Tv’s Politics Right now, Sani countered the accusations towards Tinubu, asserting that Buhari’s authorities had been way more nepotistic.
“It’s clear that we’ve got brief reminiscences on this nation. We simply overlook what occurred throughout Buhari’s time in energy,” Sani mentioned. “What was the profile of nepotism throughout that point?”
Sani identified that in Buhari’s administration, almost 30 key federal appointments had been made to folks from his residence state of Katsina.
“For instance, the DG of the SSS, Daura, was from Katsina; the DG of NIA, Rufai, was from Katsina; the MPA, my sister Hadiza, is from Katsina; Director of the Federal Mortgage Financial institution, Katsina; SMEDAN, Katsina; FRCN, Katsina; NIMET, Katsina; NIMASA, Katsina; the Railway Company, Katsina — the record goes on,” he mentioned, itemizing a number of appointments and including, “We don’t have time to record all of them, however they had been all from Katsina.”
The previous senator additionally highlighted the disproportionate illustration of northern people within the navy and paramilitary sectors.
“At one level, the Controller Normal of Immigration, Babandede, was from northern Nigeria; the Customs head, Hamid Ali, was from northern Nigeria; the Civil Protection boss, Audi, was from northern Nigeria; the Chairman of the Federal Highway Security Corps, from northern Nigeria; the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, from northern Nigeria; the Chief of Naval Staff and the Chief of Army Staff, each from northern Nigeria,” Sani identified. “We had all of those positions held by folks from the north, and nobody from the southern a part of the nation raised any issues.”
He added that some northern politicians opposing Tinubu’s appointments had been solely talking out as a result of they’d private grievances together with his authorities.
Sani additionally questioned the integrity of Tinubu’s critics, suggesting that many had been silent when Buhari’s nepotism favored them.
“I’d respect your stance on this problem should you had spoken out when nepotism benefitted you and your folks. However when it labored in your favor, you remained quiet, and now you converse out when it doesn’t,” Sani remarked.
Whereas acknowledging that two wrongs don’t make a proper, Sani warned President Tinubu to be cautious. He suggested the president to not observe in his predecessor’s footsteps of filling key positions primarily with people from his residence state and area.
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