Southern Govs Right About Buhari’s Marginalisation Of Region, Says Bauchi Governor

• “If you don’t practise fairness at the top, then you cannot get it at the lower table”

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says the concerns and reservations expressed by governors from southern part of the country are legitimate and should be addressed.

Mohammed said this while reacting southern governors resolutions at a meeting held in Asaba, Delta state capital, last week.

Lending credence to the position of the governors regarding skewed nature of appointments under the current administration, Mohammed said there was need to review federal government appointments to reflect federal character.

Addressing journalists on Thursday, the governor said there is no fairness in the allocation of appointments across the geopolitical zones.

He noted that making certain government positions the preserve of specific groups was a recipe for disaster.

“If you are not fair and equitable in your administration, in your management, if there is nepotism where only one section is given positions in government, then there will be problems,” he said.

“There is an iota of truth in what the southern governors said on some sections being highly favoured at the detriment of others.

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“What we know in this country as a federalist is that there should always be a balance in terms of appointment of federal offices, even in the local governments.

“If you don’t practise fairness at the top, then you cannot get it at the lower table and people will begin to think of self-actualisation, self-determination and so on and it will reflect negatively. Unless we ensure fairness and equity in the leadership of the country we cannot grow the economy.”