Buhari appoints SGF, other kitchen cabinet all Northerners
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday appointed Babachir David Lawal as
the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Alhaji Abba
Kyari, Chief of Staff.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
They are Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd.) – Comptroller-General, Nigerian
Customs Service (NCS); Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi – Comptroller-General,
Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS); Senator Ita Enang – Senior Special
Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate); Suleiman A. Kawu –
Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of
Representatives). All the appointments are with immediate effect.
Lawal, the new SGF, hails from Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa
State. He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in 1979
with a Bachelor of Engineering degree and worked with the Delta Steel
Company, Aladja, Nigerian External Telecommunications Limited, now
NITEL, and Data Sciences Limited before establishing his own ICT and
Telecommunications consulting firm in 1990.
He is also a member of the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigerian
Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of
Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
Kyari, the new Chief of Staff, holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from
the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in Law and
Sociology.
The new Comptroller-General of Customs holds Bachelors and Masters
degrees in Criminology. He was military administrator of Kaduna State
from 1996 to 1998.
The new Comptroller- General of Immigration, Abeshi, hails from Nasarawa
State. He joined the NIS in 1989 as an Assistant Comptroller. His
educational qualifications include a Masters degree in Public
Administration.
Mr. David Parradang was last week Friday suspended as the NIS boss.
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, had on Monday led him to the
Presidential Villa, Abuja to beg the President.
With the appointment of Abeshi as the Immigration boss, Parradang’s fate is sealed.
Meanwhile, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has hailed Buhari for appointing Mr. Lawal and Kyari.
The Speaker said all the appointees have distinguished themselves in
their disciplines over the years and that they would bring on board very
rich resume.”
While congratulating them, Dogara charged the new SGF to use his office
to push for the rehabilitation, reconstruction and recovery of the
violence-ravaged Northeast.
He said the people of the zone have not voted for Buhari in vein as they
now feel more represented in the scheme of things with the appointment
of people from the region into the government.
Also reacting, former President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife
said the South-East has not got a fair share of the appointments by the
Buhari administration, but urged the people to wait until the
appointment of ministers before crying over exclusion.
He said Ndigbo can even provide 80 per cent of those who can work with
Buhari no matter the high standard of those that would constitute the
cabinet.
“It is clear to everybody that so far, Ndigbo have not got a fair share
of the appointments which Buhari has made so far. However, let us not be
too hasty as he has still many appointments to make”, he said.
For the former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, who
spoke from the United States said, he was short of words. He said: “I
don’t understand what is happening and the motivation for what is
happening”.
Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Chief Yinka Odumakin, the latest
appointments followed the same pattern of previous ones, most which came
from a particular section of the country. He said that the appointment
reflects the 97 and five percent ration mindset of the President in
terms of votes he garnered during the election.
His words: “When he visited the United States, he made it clear that
those who gave him 97 per cent votes cannot have the same thing with
those who gave him five per cent votes. I do not think it is the best
thing considering the mood of the nation now. I think the earlier he
realized that, the better for the country. He should realize that
inclusivity brings stability.
Also, Aka Ikenga, an Igbo group, in a statement by its President, Goddy
Uwazurike said: “The appointments are truly frightening. Are we still practicing democracy in enshrined in the constitution? Does section 14
still operate or has it been exchanged? Federal character is central to
the progress of this country. Aka Ikenga urges Mr President to ensure
that this irreparable exclusion of Ndigbo is reversed,” he said.
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