HUMAN rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over recent appointments.
Adegboruwa described the appointments as disregard for unity and progress of the country and wants them reversed, saying: “I believe it is totally wrong to concentrate all major appointments in just one section of the country, in this case the north.
“Virtually all major positions, from the President to the National
Assembly, judiciary, financial sector and the armed forces, among
others, are mostly occupied by candidates from the north in total
disregard of the provisions of the constitution.
“It is envisaged that in the course of running the affairs of the country, the President will carry the entire sections of the country along, especially in very sensitive appointments. With the latest appointments of his Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Federal Government, heads of Immigration and Customs coming from the north, the general feeling is that the President is ruling on behalf of a particular section of the country and does not care about the feelings or concerns of the other sections.”
According to him, section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution stipulates that major appointments should not be concentrated in any particular section or region of the country, and that “all actions of government should give due observance to the principle of federal character and the equitable distribution of all positions to give a sense of belonging to every section of the country.
“Furthermore, section 42 of the Constitution prohibits any form of discrimination on the grounds of race or geographical location. These and other constitutional provisions have been wantonly disregarded by the President since he came into office.”
“It is envisaged that in the course of running the affairs of the country, the President will carry the entire sections of the country along, especially in very sensitive appointments. With the latest appointments of his Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Federal Government, heads of Immigration and Customs coming from the north, the general feeling is that the President is ruling on behalf of a particular section of the country and does not care about the feelings or concerns of the other sections.”
According to him, section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution stipulates that major appointments should not be concentrated in any particular section or region of the country, and that “all actions of government should give due observance to the principle of federal character and the equitable distribution of all positions to give a sense of belonging to every section of the country.
“Furthermore, section 42 of the Constitution prohibits any form of discrimination on the grounds of race or geographical location. These and other constitutional provisions have been wantonly disregarded by the President since he came into office.”
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