Ohanaeze Youths Fault Appointments So Far Made By Buhari

Posted by African Examiner Latest Headlines, News Sunday, July 5th, 2015

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Youth wing of apex Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed displeasure over appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government.

The organization, operating under the auspices of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, therefore, urged President Buhari to carry every section of Nigeria along in making appointments.

OYC said it is peeved by what it described as some sectional appointments so far made by the President, stressing that appointments should be spread among the six geo- political zones of the country.

The group in a statement signed by its National President , Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Made available to AFRICAN EXAMINER on sunday in Enugu, noted that the appointments was against the principle of federalism.

“It is wrong for the President to have so far appointed people from only one part of the country.

“We are worried at the manner of appointment’s so far made by President Muhammadu Buhari, which has so far been concentrated in the North West zone, except for the Special Adviser on Media.

“We wish to remind our President that there are well qualified and trustworthy Nigerians in every geo political zone.

“We hope President Buhari is not acting out a script”.

“The earlier he allays fears of other Nigerians about the manner of appointments, the better for the nation.

OYC, recall that the concentration of appointments in one political zone has always caused trouble in Nigeria.

“We want President Buhari to live by his words that he belongs to everybody” it stated