In the wake of His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari's last appointments, there has been an uproar from section of the country crying foul of marginalization. Since then, Unprecedented regional propaganda by certain sectional media outfits have become the order of the day. Unfortunately, some people seem to have easily forgotten our recent history and are now even deriving fun in calling this people's government all sorts of names such as "Government of the North", "Arewa government","Northern Agenda" etc. But when it is the other way round, Nobody talks or complains. Hence, it is pertinent for all well meaning and patriotic Nigerians to raise their voices in defense of the truth for the sake of posterity.


Here is a compilation of PMB's (Northerner) appointments so far and their equivalents during GEJ's (Southerner) regime:


APPOINTMENTS MADE BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI TO DATE:

1. Aide de Camp to president: Lt. Col Abubakar Lawal, [North-West].

2. Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the president: Femi Adesina, [South-West].

3. Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity: Garba Shehu, [North-West].

4. State Chief of Protocol/Special Assistant (Presidential Matters): Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure, [North-West].

5. Accountant General of the Federation: Ahmed Idris [North-West].

6. National Security Adviser: Babagana Monguno [North-East].

7. Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonishakin, [South-West].

8. Chief of Army Staff: Tukur Buratai, [North-East].

9. Chief of Naval Staff: Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, [South-South].

10. Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, [North-East].

11. Chief of Defence Intelligence: Monday Riku Morgan [North-Central].

12. Director General, State Security Services, SSS: Lawal Daura, [North-West].

13. Acting Chairperson, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Amina Zakari, [North-West].

14. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA: Habibu Abdulahi [North-West].

15. Special Adviser, Niger Delta Amnesty Office: Paul Boroh, [South-South]

16. Acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration, Safety and Security Agency, NIMASA: Baba Haruna Jauro [North-East].

17. Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission: Umaru Dambatta [North-West].

18. Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS: Babatunde Fowler, [South-West].

19. Director General, Budget Office of the Federation: Aliyu Gusau, [North-West].

20. Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Emmanuel Kachikwu, [South-South].

21. Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, [North East]

22. Chief of Staff to the President: Abba Kyari, [North-East].

23. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service: Hameed Ibrahim Ali, [North East].

24. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service: Kure Martin Abeshi, [North-Central].

25. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate): Ita Enang, [South-South].

26. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives): Sumaila Kawu, [North-West].

27. Director, Department Of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Modecai Baba Ladan. [North-Central].

28. Managing Director, Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Ahmed Lawan Kuru. [North West].

29. Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of the National Insurance Commission, Mohammed Kari [North-West]

30. Executive Director AMCON: Kola Ayeye [South-West]

31. Executive Director, AMCON: Eberechukwu Uneze, [South-East]

32. Executive Director, AMCON: Aminu Ismail, [North-West]

33. Group Executive Director, NNPC, Maikanti Baru, [North-Central]

34. Group Executive Director, NNPC, Isiaka Abdulrazaq, [South-West]

35. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Dennis Nnamdi Ajulu, [South-East].

36. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Babatunde Victor Adeniran, [South-West].

37. Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron: Mr. Joshua Okpo [South-South]

NORTH=24, SOUTH=13




FULL LIST OF GEJ's EQUIVALENT APPOINTMENTS AS AT HIS LAST DAY IN OFFICE:

1. Aide de Camp to president: Lt. Col Ojogbane Adegbe [North-Central].

2. Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the president: Reuben Abati, [South-West].

3. Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity: Doyin Okupe, [South-West].

4. State Chief of Protocol/Special Assistant (Presidential Matters): Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, [South-South].

5. Accountant General of the Federation: Mr. Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla [South-West].

6. National Security Adviser: Col Sambo Dasuki [North-West].

7. Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sebundu Badeh, [North-East].

8. Chief of Army Staff: Lt Gen. Kenneth Minimah, [South-South].

9. Chief of Naval Staff: Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin, [North-Central].

10. Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Amosu, [South-West].

11. Chief of Defence Intelligence:Rear Admiral Gabriel Okoi [South-South].

12. Director General, State Security Services, SSS: Mr Ita Ekpenyong, [South-South].

13. Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC: Attahiru Jega, [North-West].

14. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA: Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero [North-West].

15. Special Adviser, Niger Delta Amnesty Office: Mr Kingsley Kuku, [South-South]

16. Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration, Safety and Security Agency, NIMASA:Mr Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokem [South-South].

17. Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission: Mr Eugene Juwah [South-South].

18. Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS: Mr. Samuel Ogungbesan, [South-West].

19. Director General, Budget Office of the Federation: Director General,Dr. Bright Okogu, [South-South].

20. Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha, [North-East].

21. Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mr Anyim Pious Anyim, [South-East]

22. Chief of Staff to the President: Brgdr Gen. Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa, [South-South].

23. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service: Abdullahi Dikko Inde, [North-West].

24. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service: Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, [North-Central].

25. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate): Senator Joy Ifeanyichukwu Emodi, [South-East].

26. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives): Senator Joy Ifeanyichukwu Emodi, [South-East].

27. Director, Department Of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Mr. George Abiodun Osahon. [South-South].

28. Managing Director, Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Mustafa Chike-Obi. [South-East].

29. Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of the National Insurance Commission, Mr. Fola Daniel.[South-West]

30. Executive Director AMCON: Mofoluke Benedicta Dosumu [South-West]

31. Executive Director, AMCON: Hewitt Adegboyega Benson [South-West]

32. Executive Director, AMCON: Abbas Mohammed Jega [[North-West]

33. Group Executive Director, NNPC, Ian Udoh, [North-Central]

34. Group Executive Director, NNPC, Adebayo Ibirogba, [South-West]

35. Group Executive Director, NNPC: David Ige, [South-East].

36. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Bernard Otti, [South-West].

37. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Dan Efebo [South-South]

38. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Aisha Abdurrahman [North-West]

39. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Attahiru Yusuf [North-West]

40. Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron: Mr. Joshua Okpo [South-South]

SOUTH=27, NORTH=13



NB: This is not, in anyway, a call for tribal, ethnic or regional bashing as it is the norm among Nigerian online society.
Read and your CONSCIENCE judges!

I wonder who is paying fr this job.

northern agenda

Is this a payback time?

Why are people avoiding this thread? The reasons SS/SE and NW/NE are more in this positions for GEJ and PMB is because there are some special positions that those who you trust can only occupy and are not subject to federal character. There are thousand of positions to go round but there are some reserved for who those whose loyalty is for you and you alone.

APC has many power blocks and I strongly belief that key positions has been shared among them. These appointments are mainly from Buhari/CPC power block, people he trust. When the full list is out, it would be balance by the positions of other blocks. We all knew that Rochas block lost the SSG position the day Ike Ekweremadu became the senate president. And we didn't expect a Tinubu boy to be among the positions announced yet except the federal inland revenue, a position he likes.

phyllosilicate:
Why are people avoiding this thread?

Why won't they avoid it?
Southerners can be very selfish!
They can't even take into consideration that many of the northern appointees are from the long forgotten Minority tribes and Christians which is welcome development against Hausa/Fulani Muslim domination which will help check insurgency.

phyllosilicate:
Why are people avoiding this thread?

Because truth hurts

eedriyz:


Because truth hurts

very true... And then Northerners didn't complain. Let us not forget that all the Juicy ministerial positions were also giving to the south.
Minister of finance - Okonjo Iweala
Minister of petroleum - Dizeni madueke
Minister of works - Mike Onolememen
Minister of Trade and Investment - Olusengun Aganga
Minister of Agriculture - Stella Oduah
Minister of Health - Onyebuchi Chuckwu
Minister of Aviation - Akinwunmi Adesina

When these positions in addition to SSG and COF were giving to the south, there were no complains from the North and the South saw nothing wrong with it. If Buhari do this, 'Heaven' would fall. HYPOCRISY.

dTruth101:

1. Aide de Camp to president: Lt. Col Ojogbane Adegbe, [South-South].

15. Special Adviser, Niger Delta Amnesty Office: Mr Kingsley Kuku, [South-South]

20. Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha, [South-South]

22. Chief of Staff to the President: Brgd Gen. Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa, [South-South].

Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West

That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.

ProAnti:


Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West

That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.

I am sure you did not vote change, you must certainly voted for continuation and transformation, so you should be satisfied if PMB toes GEJ's line. It is people that voted change that has the right to complain if they feel PMB has not changed from GEJ's lines.

@ dTruth101, I didn't bother reading through cos number 1 on your list (ie ADC to GEJ) is already false. GEJ's ADC is from Kogi state in the North. That has already damaged the credibility of your post.

Group Managing Director of NNPC under GEJ Dr Joseph Dawha is from Biu in Borno state. Your post is laced with lies and was made with intent to misinform and mislead @ dTruth101.

Lalasticlala, I propose a lengthy ban for this rabble rouser and lie peddler.

dTruth101, is your father by any chance named Lai Lie Mohammed?

ProAnti:

Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West
That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.

That's right. It feels bad that they are being compared especially to those of us who have been supporting PMB for a while.

wirinet:

I am sure you did not vote change, you must certainly voted for continuation and transformation, so you should be satisfied if PMB toes GEJ's line. It is people that voted change that has the right to complain if they feel PMB has not changed from GEJ's lines.

Every Nigerian, irrespective of political leaning, has a right to demand fairness and accountability from the government of the day.

PMB is my president and I have a duty to support him to succeed but that support must not become hero-worship or blind.

The OP made some fundamental errors in trying to defend the indefensible in multicultural nation like ours. PMB must steer clear of blind supporters who would end up planting political land-mines for him.

Where is Reuben Abati from? Thought he is from Bayelsa.
The main thing in Buhari appointment pattern is for it not to mirror GEJ's own because Nigerians voted out GEJ patially for same reason.

Pay no mind to the hypocrites. Not that it matters anyway.

Cc: lalasticlala

fulanimafia:
Pay no mind to the hypocrites. Not that it matters anyway.

Cc: lalasticlala

You are calling Lalasticlala on a post laced with lies with intent to misinform and mislead.

political palaver. Check my thread here https://www.nairaland.com/2564190/15-people-needed-partner-news

yoloba peope, see your lives

Interesting. Even if there are minor error in d list, what is clear is dat under Jonathan there were more south than North. Under Buhari more North than South.

Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West

That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.




I am privy to certain confidential information which I cannot divulge here.

But noatter how you look at it GEJ case is worse than PMB's though we are not expecting him to toe GEJ's path of sectional favouratism.
The most curious observation here is the unprecedented uproar from a section of the country while the same section maintained deafening silence when GEJ favoured them.

WHY the double standerd? WHY the silence in the face of injustice? Is it because GEJ is a southerner and PMB a northerner?

Pls, Let us say dTruth and dtruth shall set us free.

ProAnti:


Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West

That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.

This error in d list does not change the overall picture the OP just showed.

am sorry to say this but you are stupid.you made a distinct comparism between PMB's first days and GEJ last days and u think u are not heating the polity with ur down trodden analysis.u expect the buharist and the wailers nt to feast on this poo.think again

sunnyb0b0:


You are calling Lalasticlala on a post laced with lies with intent to misinform and mislead.

dnt mind him.looking for 5mints of fame.this thread shouldnt make fp cos its nt an analytical writetp but a scooby doo material
cc: lalasticlala

chocolateme:
I wonder who is paying fr this job.

my thoughts exactly.

Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West

That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.



Yes you are right about the ADC, I will correct it.But Dauha is not from Borno.

I am privy to certain confidential information which I
cannot divulge here.
But noatter how you look at it GEJ case is worse
than PMB's though we are not expecting him to toe
GEJ's path of sectional favouratism.
The most curious observation here is the
unprecedented uproar from a section of the country
while the same section maintained deafening silence
when GEJ favoured them.
WHY the double standerd? WHY the silence in the
face of injustice? Is it because GEJ is a southerner
and PMB a northerner?
Pls, Let us say dtruth and dtruth shall set us free.

OP corret d few errors in your post to avoid people from using d minor errors to destroy ur message and distract us from ur true message.

dTruth101:
Lt. Col Ojogbane is from Kogi State, North-Central
Kingsley Kuku is from Ondo state, South-West... Not so sure tho
Dr Joseph Dawha is from Bornu state, North-East
Brgd Gen. Arogbofa is from Ondo, South-West

That said, we voted change and as such expect PMB not to toe GEJ's line.




I am privy to certain confidential information which I cannot divulge here.

But noatter how you look at it GEJ case is worse than PMB's though we are not expecting him to toe GEJ's path of sectional favouratism.
The most curious observation here is the unprecedented uproar from a section of the country while the same section maintained deafening silence when GEJ favoured them.

WHY the double standerd? WHY the silence in the face of injustice? Is it because GEJ is a southerner and PMB a northerner?

Pls, Let us say dTruth and dtruth shall set us free.

OP corret d few errors in your post to avoid people from using d minor errors to destroy ur message and distract us from ur true messa