No pluralistic society can survive with this type of lopsidedness in political appointments that favors one section of the country over others says Dr-Joseph Ogundu

As most Nigerians continue to blast President Buhari's recent appointments which is believed to be favouring the Northerners only, lot of people have taken over the social media to speak against this current action of Mr President. Dr. Joseph ogundu has this to say;

"I remember reading an article were General Ibrahim Babangida said that his main quarrel with General Buhari, now President Buhari is that he does not understand the diversity of Nigerian society.


Many people in APC including Alhaji Lai Mohammed lampooned the esteemed General. Now, President Buhari through his appointments has shown that General Babangida was right in his assessment. Also, the nation need to understand that President Buhari never hid this agenda because in 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections, he made it clear that the North was being marginalized regardless of the fact that under Obasanjo, Jonathan and Yaradua, the North occupied the largest number of top political positions in the country.

Though I do not know Mr. President directly, I will appeal to him to respect and ensure Federal Character in appointments into offices of the Federal government and its agencies. Judging by his current appointments, it appears that he is more interested in dividing Nigeria than in uniting her. Those of you in APC, specifically Rotimi Amaech and Tinubu need to appeal to him to understand that Nigeria is a diverse country and need the input of all its ethnic and religious makeup to succeed. Though Fani Kayode wrote severally on this issue during the 2015 election and APC members lampooned him but he has been vindicated by the current actions of the president that showed him as president of Northern Nigeria and not President of Nigeria. There is still time for the president to change course and correct the injustice he is knowingly perpetrating against the southern part of the country. His actions are encouraging division not only in the polity but in the entire country. I do not believe that this was what Tinubu, Amaechi and the rest of APC bigwigs from the Southern part of the country bargained for when they spent their time, political capital and the peoples money under their custody to sponsor Buhari's candidacy for the office of the president."