.The continuous sectionalisation
of federal appointments have become so worrisome that the question now is: what
is the motive behind these decisions? If they are for promotion of good
governance, then it falls far short of expectations; if it is for acceleration
of government’s projects across the country, which also misses the mark. This
is a country of over 200 million and with diverse tribes and yet decisions like
these are daily taken without due consideration to the feelings of other
tribes. Whatever the reasons behind them, definitely it does not augur well for
national development. The lopsided decisions convey the impression that a large
majority of other tribes are insignificant or less qualified. Taking the matter
further, you need not dig far to know that the skewed decisions are based more
on parochial reasons rather than the federal constitution. “Those behind these
decisions apparently don’t follow the constitution” said Idris Yusuf, a graduate
of law from the Nigerian Open University. “The message being conveyed is that
for some people there is the federal character; to the few others, there is no
law”, he noted. Idris feels saddened that those behind these selfish decisions
have little regard for national consciousness. “It is very surprising that
authorities can still entertain this archaic stuff”, said Ibrahim Bello, a
public relations analyst. “Federal appointments are supposed to be based on
merit, but what we are seeing ids the reverse”, he added insisting that other
sections of the country deserve more. “Let’s face it, we need equality, justice,
fair play and neutrality”, Bello muttered saying that without that, the nation
may continue to move in circles. “Look around you; if all the appointees are
from a particular section of the country, then the aim of nation building is
defeated”, he warned. However, it remains to be seen if the authorities will
learn; because in the last few weeks the ante has been upped with another blitz
of new sectional appointments. “The whole country elected our president; but if
he feels that only a section deserves his attention, so be it”, Bello declared.
If only these lopsided appointments would lead to improvement in
infrastructural developments, no problem; but the nation has witnessed rapid
deterioration in virtually every sector including frequent power outages, dire
shortage of portable water supplies-even food. Damaging reports are received
everywhere, the most pitiable is the rise of banditry, kidnapping and
mysterious deaths. It is like people
just take up appointments and sits back in office to sip coffee, chew biscuits,
pay courtesy calls, and pocket sitting allowances. And this is the same story
every year until election time again when the elites would simply come out and
impose leaders! Whether with our generation or the next, the question is: when
will the right thing be done in Nigeria?.The continuous sectionalisation
of federal appointments have become so worrisome that the question now is: what
is the motive behind these decisions? If they are for promotion of good
governance, then it falls far short of expectations; if it is for acceleration
of government’s projects across the country, which also misses the mark. This
is a country of over 200 million and with diverse tribes and yet decisions like
these are daily taken without due consideration to the feelings of other
tribes. Whatever the reasons behind them, definitely it does not augur well for
national development. The lopsided decisions convey the impression that a large
majority of other tribes are insignificant or less qualified. Taking the matter
further, you need not dig far to know that the skewed decisions are based more
on parochial reasons rather than the federal constitution. “Those behind these
decisions apparently don’t follow the constitution” said Idris Yusuf, a graduate
of law from the Nigerian Open University. “The message being conveyed is that
for some people there is the federal character; to the few others, there is no
law”, he noted. Idris feels saddened that those behind these selfish decisions
have little regard for national consciousness. “It is very surprising that
authorities can still entertain this archaic stuff”, said Ibrahim Bello, a
public relations analyst. “Federal appointments are supposed to be based on
merit, but what we are seeing ids the reverse”, he added insisting that other
sections of the country deserve more. “Let’s face it, we need equality, justice,
fair play and neutrality”, Bello muttered saying that without that, the nation
may continue to move in circles. “Look around you; if all the appointees are
from a particular section of the country, then the aim of nation building is
defeated”, he warned. However, it remains to be seen if the authorities will
learn; because in the last few weeks the ante has been upped with another blitz
of new sectional appointments. “The whole country elected our president; but if
he feels that only a section deserves his attention, so be it”, Bello declared.
If only these lopsided appointments would lead to improvement in
infrastructural developments, no problem; but the nation has witnessed rapid
deterioration in virtually every sector including frequent power outages, dire
shortage of portable water supplies-even food. Damaging reports are received
everywhere, the most pitiable is the rise of banditry, kidnapping and
mysterious deaths. It is like people
just take up appointments and sits back in office to sip coffee, chew biscuits,
pay courtesy calls, and pocket sitting allowances. And this is the same story
every year until election time again when the elites would simply come out and
impose leaders! Whether with our generation or the next, the question is: when
will the right thing be done in Nigeria?
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