Who is advising President Buhari? The
undisguised Arewacentricity of his appointments is frankly assuming disturbing dimensions.
He is carrying on as if other parts of the country don't matter. Many non-northerners, who have as much stake in the country and in Buhari's success as anybody else, are justifiably disillusioned. A president who ran for election on the mantra of "change" can't continue the tradition of invidiously clannish appointments and expect to continue to enjoy national goodwill. In my April 4, 2015 article titled "After the Euphoria, What President-elect Buhari Needs to Know" (see http://www.farooqkperogi.com/2015/04/after-euphoria-what-president-elect.html) I had this advice for the president: "Lastly, Buhari should resist the temptation of falling into the trap of provincialism. He won an unprecedentedly national mandate. His 'kitchen cabinet' should reflect this." Obviously, he didn't read my piece or he read it but, as his predecessor loved to say, he doesn't give a damn.
Farooq Kperogi.
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