Buhari Has As Many Northern Appointments As Jonathan Had?

President Muhammadu Buhari has being accused of lopsided appointments. But what about his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan?

Some see Buhari’s nominations as being favoritism, with him giving a majority of the appointments so far to Northerners.

In response to this some have defended by saying that under Jonathan the Northerners were also not given a fair shot at major posts.

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Ex-president ran a general administration, and the incumbent leader of the nation to do the same. Competence, ability and integrity are not the sole preserve of any one region. The president should have a government that reproduces the variety of the great nation of Nigeria.

See the list of Northerners appointed under the previous government:

Vice President – Namadi Sambo, Kaduna state.

Senate President –David Mark, Niger state.

Speaker House of Reps – Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto state.

Head of Service – Danladi Kifasi, Taraba state.

INEC Chairman – Attahiru Jega, Kebbi state.

Inspector General of Police – Suleiman Abba, Jigawa state.

Chief Justice of federation – Mahmud Muhammed, Taraba state.

President Court of Appeal – Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, Gombe state.

EFCC Chairman – Ibrahim Lamorde, Adamawa state.

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Chief Judge Federal high court – Ibrahim Auta, Plateau state.

National Security Adviser – Sambo Dasuki, Sokoto state.

Chief of Defense Staff – Alex Badeh, Adamawa state.

Chief of Naval Staff – U.O Jibrin, Kogi state.

Comptroller General Customs – Abdulahhi Diko, Katsina state.

Comptroller General Immigration – David Shikfu Parradang, Plateau state.

Comptroller General Prisons  – Aminu A Suley, Bauchi state.

Defence Minister- Aliyu Gusau, Zamfara state.

Education Minister- Ibrahim Shekarau, Kano state.

MD Port Authority- Habibu Abdullahi, Kano state.

MD Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation – Alh Umaru Ibrahim, Kano state.

Buhari has made six new appointments on August 27, Thursday. The nominations caused uproar among Nigerians as only 25 % of Buhari’s appointments are from the south while an overwhelming 75 % are the north.

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