Buhari’s Appointments Not Based On Merit – Junaid

Junaid Mohammed, a second republic lawmaker, says almost all of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments bears the mark of nepotism.

Mohammed said this in an interview with The PUNCH on Saturday.

Ekohotblog reports that he was reacting  to comments attributed to Matthew Kukah, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Sokoto. The bishop had accused Buhari of nepotism, he said Buhari has placed citizens from his tribe above other Nigerians.

The former Lawmaker corroborated the assertion of   Kukah, saying nepotism has become a norm in this administration.

Mohammed, however, objected to Kukah’s claim that coup only happened in the country whenever Muslims or northerners are shortchanged or find themselves holding the short end of the stick.

“I have no problem with part of his (Kukah’s) statement, but I don’t believe he is historically accurate by saying that coups come about when Muslims or northerners find themselves being marginalised,” he said.

“But I have to admit that the core issue he raised about nepotism is real, and of course marginalisation of some certain sections of the country is real and that nepotism is in favour of people that are close to Buhari, particularly his friends, cronies, relations and in-laws.

“Over 99 percent of the appointments Buhari made were not based on merit”

He averred that it was possible for any country to experience civil war twice, adding that if issues and problems that triggered the first civil war were not addressed, then such country might find itself embroiled in another fratricidal onslaught.

“Anybody who tells you that a nation cannot have more than one civil war is ignorant of history. Several countries, including the English and the Scots as well as Russia, Italy and Germany, have faced several wars. The French have gone through several civil wars.

“There must be a sense of justice among the people. If there is no justice, no matter how much you pray or no matter how much you try to convolute, the real reasons for the war will rear its ugly head and you will see yourself walking into another disaster.”