As
the scales of political appointments tilts heavily in favor of a particular
section of the country, confusing signals have begun to envelope the
nation. Almost daily, Nigerians wake up
to behold the wave of political appointments streaming the way of the President’s
kinsmen. There is even now a new
dimension: “professionalism” may have been sacrificed in place of ethnicity. The appointment of Mr. Muhammad Nani, a
Sociology graduate into such a large based financial Institution as Federal
Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) simply because of where he comes from is being
regarded as a drastic shift from putting round pegs in round holes. Add the
appointments of the Director-Generals for the Rural Electrification (REA) and
Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) and the
replacement of Mr. Samson Osagie, former Executive Director with Nigerian
Satellite Communication Agency with a Northerner; these are, according to
reports unhealthy; Recently, Mallam Yusuf Kazure (Replaced George Nnadubulem
Moghalu) as CEO/MD; Dr Abubaka Sa’id also replaced Pro. Adeolu Akande at NITDA
(Board Chairman). “Yes, Buhari is the
President of Nigeria; but the signals from the trend of his appointments shows
apparently he may not be reading the mood of the people. “By all standards, his
actions are incredibly sectional and misguided” decried Chief Mike Okpara.
The
real minus here is that there is no hiatus; the President’s attitude appears to
be a cart blanche; he barely makes attempt to disguise his tamp down on other
citizens under his leadership. The
President’s snarky attitude is rather breeding resentment not to mention the
rising wave of insecurity in the land.
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