President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on his appointments, which many Nigerians have described as “lopsided”.

Buhari in an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday said the Constitution allowed him full control over the choice of his closest officials.
The president assured that he was not ignoring some section of his society in his appointments, explaining that those he appointed were some of his most trusted associates.

Responding to the interviewer’s question on the controversy generated by the appointments, Buhari said “This is the nature of Nigerian politics”.

“If they will do justice to me, as an elected Nigerian president, let them look at the Constitution a Nigerian president works with, there are people who will closely work with me that don’t need to be taken to the Senate.

“If I select people whom I know quite well in my political party, whom we came all the way right from the APP, CPC and APC, and have remained together in good or bad situation, the people I have confidence in and I can trust them with any post, will that amount to anything wrong?

I have been with them throughout our trying times, what then is the reward of such dedication and suffering?

“They did not defect because of positions, they did not involve themselves in the pursuit of personal gains, and they accepted their fate throughout our trying moments.

“What is wrong if I make you the secretary (of the federal government) because I have confidence that things will go normal?”

On the abducted Chibok girls missing since April 2014, Buhari said the Boko Haram sect had “have scattered them, and are being guarded at dispersed locations.

“Most of the girls are Christians and were forced to embrace Islam. And the sect’s cruel leaders have married some of the girls, obviously against their wish. Others have been left to practice their religion but their condition could hardly be ascertained.

“Both ground and air security personnel in the Sambisa forest could spot where the girls are, but since the insurgents have also kidnapped housewives and other women, no one could say whether they mixed them or how they dispersed them.”

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2015/09/09/why-i-appointed-more-northerners-buhari-finally-opens-up/

Ok I'm proud APC...buh seriously thr no justifiable reason to validate diz his assertions.The country is almost tearing apart cuz of diz single act.All the juicy segments of this government is bn headed by a Northerner.I often wonder who advises him tho...If it continues like dis,then there's no hope for Nigeria and itz gon be better of "To ur tents o Israel"...KOSSYABLAZE
Cc lalasticlala

Kool .

May God bless our president with wisdom to bring the needed change to this bleeding nation.

For me, I will do the same for appointing those I trust.

umm, mr President Though I'm from the 5%, I will like to admit., You've been honest with your statements.
I don't think my fellow umunne wouldn't have done same.

At this time of history, I don't think in all honesty, that we need leaders that need to sound 'politically correct' what Nigerians need now, is an honest leader, one who will say the hard truth no matter what!

Though I'm not comfortable with the statement, but, i must have to commend you for ur honesty.
Keep it up.

Umunne na umunna m ndi Igbo, O bu otu oha m na-onu.
Unu ewerakwalam iwe. Abum onye eziokwu.

Gbam !Case close

Lame excuses. You're a bigoted illiterate fellow. Simple!

He's trying to say only the north has competent and Trustworthy people.

Northern President

Waiting for Garba or Adeshina to come deny this news as usual.

Confused people.

Buhari has a point on whom he appoints

BT on the chiboks girls, I don't know what to say...

Some say it's a scam, some say it's true they were kidnapped - yet am neutral. Until they are rescued. And pls baba remember, rescuing the girls was one of your agenda that prompt many of us to vote enmassely for you. so pls don't disappoint me(us)

It's true you are safe with those you trust around you, but you must also show to other Nigerians that you have confidence in them. Baba has aid this times without number, but I won't buy into it. All regions need to trust you by appointing their people.

Baba, I won't support you on this. Hian!

Case closed !

Hh

seunwen2:
Northern President

Its called arewanistan
Booharis kingdom

kossyablaze:
Ok I'm proud APC...buh seriously thr no justifiable reason to validate diz his assertions.The country is almost tearing apart cuz of diz single act.All the juicy segments of this government is bn headed by a Northener.I often wonder who advises him tho...If it continues like dis,then there's no hope for Nigeria and itz gon be better of "To ur tents o Israel"...KOSSYABLAZE
Cc lalasticlala

Correct guy

Waiting for his paid goons and north @ss licking slaves to come and applaud this

SeverusSnape:
Correct guy

confirm!Real Recognise Real!

Is it morally right for a girl to abandon that nerd who suffered with her in school through tick and thin and even tutored her in private lessons in order for her to excel through school for a posh and better looking guy when she lands an oil company job?

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kossyablaze:
Ok I'm proud APC...buh seriously thr no justifiable reason to validate diz his assertions.The country is almost tearing apart cuz of diz single act.All the juicy segments of this government is bn headed by a Northerner.I often wonder who advises him tho...If it continues like dis,then there's no hope for Nigeria and itz gon be better of "To ur tents o Israel"...KOSSYABLAZE
Cc lalasticlala

If you are suprised then u were scammed...
This man is a sectional leader..an islamist
He will use EFcc to scatter southern politicians..
Inec is in his pocket

If it's gej that made this statement will you accept it?

ikechu1278:
Waiting for his paid goons and north @ss licking slaves to come and applaud this

They will defend him..
Dat it doesn't matter so far they get d job done..
Throwing away federal xter... bloody slaves

I think buhari is running out of lies and lame excuses..

Buhari is a religious and ethnic bigot... How do you expect him to have close associates outside the North. Had it been it were GEJ who did this, hell would have gone loose in the North, even buhari will come out to castigate GEJ for that.

anyways.

We wish him well!

K

Did the constitution permit you northerlalize Nigerian

kossyablaze:
Ok I'm proud APC...buh seriously thr no justifiable reason to validate diz his assertions.The country is almost tearing apart cuz of diz single act.All the juicy segments of this government is bn headed by a Northerner.I often wonder who advises him tho...If it continues like dis,then there's no hope for Nigeria and itz gon be better of "To ur tents o Israel"...KOSSYABLAZE

When you have too many people doing prayer & fasting say make you fail, would you do try your luck decisons?

No, you will try to make few mistakes, cos at the end of the day, it is Buhari's govt , today we all say Jona was this, was that but most of the atrocities were committed by people under him..

Buhari is a tribalist-VirginFinder(August 2015)

Cc passingshot, Gbawe, Fulanimafia, QuotaSystem, Ilekeh and other members of YAMS

Useless man......
Buhari u shall not no peace
For the rest of yaa tenure.
Ur policies have shown who u truly are.
Boko haram will never end in the north.
Economy of the zoo shall crumble more and more.
No amount of policies shall revamp it again.
Buhari u shed innocent bloods just to get to dat sit.
But behold, thou shall not see it end, those bloods u shed are crying every day in the presence of our Almighty God.
Because of his anger, he has dispatched angel of destruction to the economy of this useless nation,.
Ur policies will turn to the worst.
Many have lost there jobs within this period of destruction.
Very soon Nigeria will crawl into reccesion, yaa foreign reserve shall be deplated, tribes and nations shall emerge.
Maa pple will have there freedom, there oppression are maa concern, am pained!! cus of it.
I will curse thaa who cus maa pple, there generation shall I curse.
I will spare not dis nation, for the wicked dids of thou leaders.
When u migth ave seen all this signs, u will no that am yaa God.

Thus says the lord.