Group Blasts Buhari Over Exclusion Of S’East On Appointments
South East Progressive Assembly say Buhari is delibrately excluding Ndigbo from his administration.
An apex socio-political group known as South East Progressive Assembly(SEPA) has taken a swipe on President Mohammadu Buhari for shunning Ndigbo in the appointments so far made since he assumed office as President and Commander-in- Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces.

In a statement titled “President Buhari’s Appointment and Ndigbo” signed by Ebere Uzoukwa, President of SEPA and made available to newsmen, the group posited that the recent appointment of Secretary to Federal Government, Chief of Staff, Controller General of Customs and Immigration from the northern part of the country has clearly proven that President Buhari does not have any plan to include Ndigbo in his government. SEPA, however warned that total exclusion of Ndigbo at the APC-controlled Federal Government may resurrect Biafra agitation by Ndigbo.
The statement reads: “The South East progressives Assembly(SEPA) has observed with dismay the lopsided and the glaringly non-federal character compliant appointments so far made by President Mohammed Buhari since he assumed office as President and Commanderin- Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The most recent appointment of the Secretary to Federal Government(SGF), Chief of Staff, Controller General of Customs, Controller General, Immigrations, as well as Senior Special Assistants on Legislative Matters for Senate and House of Representatives from the northern part of the country has clearly proven that South East zone in the eyes of President Mohammad Buhari, is not a component of Nigeria.
“Recall that President Buhari has vindictively disengaged about five persons from South East holding various plum positions at the federal establishments and hurriedly replaced them with his northern kinsmen. This is even as the furore generated by President Buhari over the alleged appointment of his cousin Mrs. Amina Zakari and brother Alhaji Daura as INEC acting chairman and Director of DSS respectively is still raging in the political arena.
The deliberate exclusion of the South East from President Buhari- led Federal Government portends grave implications. First, the resurrection of Biafra agitation by majority of Ndigbo. Secondly, total rejection of APC in the South East. Thirdly, political and fatal downfall of some APC leaders in South East.
It is in view of the foregoing that SEPA sympathizes with our political leaders in APC that not only campaigned vigorously for President Buhari, but risked their precious lives to prevent electoral manipulation and rigging from the South East zone that could have returned the former president to office. “Also recall that His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha had predicted a better political deal for Ndigbo under the umbrella of the APC.