By @TonyeBarcanista

When Buhari first northernised the Defence Sector with his appointment of Northerners into offices of National Security Adviser,  Minister of Defence, Chief of Army Staff, and DG DSS, some of us raised alarm that the President has an hidden agenda but we were tagged wailers.

After he was through with the Defence sector, Buhari moved his 'shop' to the Internal Security/Interior/paramilitary sector with the appointment of Northerners to occupy offices of Minister of Justice/Attorney-General, Minister of Interior (Interior + Police Affairs), CG Customs, CG Immigration, CG NSCDC, CG Prison Service and more recently, the IG of Police.

While we were wailing on that, President Buhari, a Fulani man from the North has completed his onslaught on the Oil/Petroleum sector from which we derive most of our earning.

As part of his plot, he deliberately relegated Dr Ibe Kachikwu from the influential office of GMD NNPC to the post of a 'junior' Minister of Petroleum resources, while he assume the office of substantive minister in the ministry. The significance is that Mr Kachukwu will only act according to his dictates while he carries the full responsibility of the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

Earlier today, Buhari announced a new Board of NNPC of nine members. Of the Nine member board, Buhari not only 'returned' the GMD NNPC to the north, he also appointed SIX northerners into the Board leaving south with ONLY three slots. The northerners include;
Dr Maikanti Kaccalla Baru(North) as the GMD NNPC; Permanent Secretary Min of Finance Alhaji Mahmoud Dutse(North)- Member NNPC Board; Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari(North)- Member; Dr Tajuddeen Umar (North)- Member; Mallam Mohammed Lawal(North)- Member; and Mallam Yusuf Lawal(North)- Member.

The only three southerners are Dr Ibe Kachikwu(South)- Ceremonial Chairman of NNPC Board; Dr John M.A. Thomas(South)- Member; and Dr Pius O. Akinyelure (South)- Member.

For avoidance of doubt, the powers of Chairman of NNPC board is limited to presiding over board meetings without wielding any significant influence, unlike the GMD NNPC or Petroleum Minister that has a lot of influence in the sector.

We must also bear in mind that the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources Alhaji Jamila Shu’ara, is also from the North.

In other words, the Minister of Petroleum is from the North(Buhari), PS Petroleum Resources from the north, GMD NNPC from the North, and SIX out of Nine NNPC board members are Northerners.

President Buhari by this appointment has confirmed our suspicion and vindicated us that he is out to further divide the good people of the south against the hardworking people of the North.

The action of Mr President is highly condemnable and does not represent that of a statesman that desires Nigeria unity.

I pray Nigeria survives this onslaught on our unity and collective aspiration by Mr President


Members of Nairaland, Palmchat, and other online community are watching Mr President








May God Bless Us All and Bless Nigeria

Lol.youre acting like this was not expected.pmb will come and go.

One thing we should know is that buhari is out to Northernise Nigeria. He doesn't care if you are illiterate, once you are a northerner, you are good for the job. I only pity for my brothers from southwest who are expecting much from this government, but are seeing very little.

kabman:
Lol.youre acting like this was not expected.pmb will come and go.

Does that mean we should keep silent?

This Tonyebarcanista can wail like Mad

Lols...

Frm Sardauna to Buhari


Una go tire.


If the south east cld not give PMB a vote n castigated the North and even the south west cos of a coalition called APC

then...


why make noise and want to reap where u did not sow.


PMB is even trying wt Emefiele et al, still holding their jobs.

Nigeria will be great again


hala to Amaechi and Rochas, two men wt foresight in the midst of the blind and prejudiced. I swear they would av been better if their ancestry were otherwise.

Did anyone noticed this:

Mallam Abba Kyari is PMB's Chief of staff, yet he is now on NNPC board

He should be too busy in presidency for any board appointment

This is what saharaReporters has to say about him many months back:

@SaharaReporters: FLASH: @MBuhari's Chief of Staff Abba Kyari only deals with matters in which he or @NGRPresident has personal interest

No you know why the government is slow

APC or PDP don't care about us, they are after there pockets

Whoever have any intention to destroy d unity planted by our forefathers in Nigeria will die by fire.

Whoever tries to deny us our right as Nigerians not to enjoy d positive benefits of our fathers land shall be roasted by thunder.

Whoever pray against the positive prayers for 9ja shall meet spiritual accident.

Amen Amen Amen

What is Abba Kyari doing on the board? For God sake, he's the chief of staff to the president. He has is hand full already, why is he still hustling for board appointment of public corporation? This is not so good at all.

hmmm.

APC in the south, see una life! Buhari says u guys are not fit for anything. Keep on supporting him. As for me and my house we still dey PDP

BUHARI WILL NEVER CHANGE, AM STARTING TO DISLIKE HIM but wait o, out of the 6 geo-political zones, Three are are north

this is the only reason I support the NDA, if buhari continue like this till 2017, their is no doubt agriculture will be used to finance our budget

TonyeBarcanista:

The significance is that Mr Kachukwu will only act according to his dictates while he carries the full responsibility of the Minister of Petroleum Resources

I need explanation on this because no minister of petroleum would take a major decision without presidential approval.

My problem isn't just the northernization agenda, it's also the impunity with which that wicked child-phucker does it.

Nobody should remind me how he is older than my father and all that bla bla 'cos I'm so vexed right now.

Are Nigerians so daft that nobody wants to speak up against such? Is everyone on spell or sth? Damn.

Wailer... Why should I believe you on this one?
The same way you hailed Modu Sheriff's emergence as PDP Chairman, then did an about-turn to condemn him. You are never consistent on issues.


By the way, correct your spelling of North er nisation

seunmsg:
What is Abba Kyari doing on the board? For God sake, he's the chief of staff to the president. He has is hand full already, why is he still hustling for board appointment of public corporation? This is not so good at all.

Same thought that came into my head and only came up with "SPYING"..

God forgive me.

You can't beat a child and expect the child not to cry. When the South starts agitating, people will say the south does not like ''a united Nigeria''. Buhari's actions and inactions are clearly showing his hatred for the South.

AZeD1:

I need explanation on this because no minister of petroleum would take a major decision without presidential approval.

Ministers develop policies, takes decisions and act in line with their offices WITHOUT taking orders from the President. They only BRIEF the President.

Hence, the President fires any minister whose sector is falling.

But a minister of state is like a Deputy with Title. He is not the Minister but must do according to the dictates of the minister. He is not even the PS, and would not take any action in the ministry except the minister gives the go-ahead.



That's why they are ministers of state.

D

The President is setting a dangerous precedence. This won't augur well for the unity of the country. His provincialism is really disturbing. This is something an Atiku or a Ribadu will never do...I hope politicians from the south are learning some salutary lessons from this.

modath:



Same thought that came into my head and only came up with "SPYING"..

God forgive me.

I think he's one greedy bastard who wants to dip his hands in every pie. His recent spat with Magu still comes to mind, the president should be wary of him.

Barcanista weldone.
This one don pass becareful.
APC, Come 2019, you decide for yourself.

erunz:
One thing we should know is that buhari is out to Northernise Nigeria. He doesn't care if you are illiterate, once you are a northerner, you are good for the job. I only pity for my brothers from southwest who are expecting much from this government, but are seeing very little.

The arrogance with which he executes his nepotistic act is legendary. He believes that the south will always wail and get used to it.

Ee ti ri nkankan osese nmu eye bo lapo ni.

We told his gullible followers before the presidential elections but they called us names.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

I like Buhari for a lot of reasons. But in light of his glaring one-sided appointments, I will personally lead a campaign against him come 2019, God willing.

The Nigerian project is greater than any one individual.

No one is perfect, but Nigeria needs a nationalist as president. Someone who gives dissenting voices a reason to stay, not one who threatens the consequences of daring to leave.

A president should be a unifying force, not an agent of destabilization.
Mr. President has always given the naysayers a reason to chant "I said it!"

Try again, Nigeria, we shall get it right someday.

As far as the appointments, grazing bill and Fulani herdsmen brouhaha go, Mr. President is one big error!


Voice of a concerned northerner.

seunmsg:



I think he's one greedy bastard who wants to dip his hands in every pie. His recent spat with Magu still comes to mind, the president should be wary of him.

While at it, he should also beam his searchlight on Babachir, Dambazzau and Malami... .. They are all up to no good!!!!

Magu is a gem... God bless him..




@ Malton

I'm still "assessing" but the future....

Just incase this makes front page judging by the OP..

Truth be told, the appointments are skewed in the North's favour; but another truism is that it is one of the spoils of political dominance. We saw the exact same thing under GEJ when the South overwhelmingly occupied the juiciest posts. We can not also discount the behavior of the SE during the election campaigns where it systematically and myopically excluded itself from the ruling party. The few that were involved are now well represented in this government (Ngige, Onu et al.) The South West is also well represented and its clear for all to see.

P.S: The 'North' is made up of 3 regions, North Central, North West and North East so quit the deception in presenting it as 1 region.

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prophetone:
Hypocrisy can kill some people. Buhari is simply fixing the Easternocracy that Nigeria suffered for 6 good years, without any cry from the North.

The Jonathan govt appointments

A: THE SOUTH-EAST LIST

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA – Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance
BRIGHT OKOGWU – DG Budget
EMEKA EZE – DG BPP
ARUNMA OTEH – DG SEC
OSCAR ONYEMA – DG NSE
CHIKE OBI – MD AMCON
CHINELU ONUOHA – DG PENCOM
GODWIN EMEFIELE – CBN Governor
UCHE ORJI – M D Sovereign Wealth Fund
SUNNY IROHA – DG Housing Fund
EVELYN OPUTA – MD BANK OF INDUSTRY
NNENNA ORJI – Chairman, Investments, Securities Tribunal
ANYIM PIUS ANYIM – SGF

B: SOUTH LIST

DR. ANTHONY ANUFOROM – NIMET
ENGR. ANDREW YAKUBU – NNPC
PATRICK APOBOLOKEMI – NIMASA
MRS. CHINEBO ANOHU AMAZU – PENCOM ENGR.
CHUKWU AMUCHI – FERMA
MR. GEORGE OSAHON – DPR
MRS. EVELYN OPUTU – Bank of Industry
ERNEST NWANPA – Nigerian Content Dev. Agency
MRS. DUPE ATOKI – Consumer Protection Agency
ENGR. EUGENE JUWAH – NCC
ENGR. NNAMDI UDOH – NAMA
ENGR. AKIKUOTU – NCAA
GEORGE URIESI – FAAN
CAPT. CHINERE KALU – NCATY
Dr. (MRS) G.N. ELEMO – FIIRO
ORON JOSHUA OKPO – Maritime Academy of Nigeria
ENGR. SEYI SIJUWADE – Railway Corporation
MRS. SALLY MBANEFOH – Nigerian Tourism Dev. Corporation
DR. BRIGHT OKOGWU – Budget Office of the Federation
PROF. GODSWILL OBIOMA – NERDC
MR. R.R. ORYA – NEXIM
DR. JOSEPH ODUMODU – Standards Organisation of Nigeria
EMEKA NKEM MBA – Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation
PROF. LONGMAS WAPMUK – Industrial Training Fund
PROF. JULIUS OKOJIE – National Universities Commission
MRS. N.S. BENEBO – NESREA
DR. PRECIOUS GBENJO – MDG Office
PETER CHIGOZIE – Surveyor General of the Federation
DR. YEMI KALE – Statistician General of the Federation
MR. JONAH OTUNLA – Accountant General of the Federation
SAMUEL YONONGO UKARA – Auditor General of the Federation
MIKE OMIERI – National Orientation Agency OLUREMI OYO – News Agency of Nigeria (OLUREMI OYO was replaced by IMA NIBORO from the South South)
DAVID I. ADELUGBA – NEPC E/S
MR. OLUGBENGA KUYE – NEPZA
PETER GODSDAY ORUBEBE – Niger Delta Ministry, etc.

Imagine, 3 whole northern regions were not represented in the entire list of juicy appointments above but heaven did not fall, now some AGIP that have never been in opposition won't let us hear word now that they have been chased back to Aba. OP should just hide his head, the hypocrisy stinks!!

I'm sure it would make you all happy if no single northerner was appointed. You claim your President is bigoted but you are ironically bigger bigots.

At the end of the day, PMB should try to ensure his future appointments are more balanced as that will be critical to his success, however it's the wailers hypocrisy thats just disgusting.

IBE KACHUKWU HAS BEEN TECHNICALLY SACKED.



IF AM IN HIS SHOES, I WILL QUIETLY TENDER MY RESIGNATION AS A MINISTER OF STATE(VERY STUPID POST) AND ALSO TENDER MY RESIGNATION AS THE SO-CALLED BOARD CHAIRMAN AND QUIETLY LIVE THE COUNTRY FOR SWEDEN OR CANADA WHERE I WILL LIVE TILL THE TRIBALISTIC BIGOT OF A PRESIDENT FINISH HIS TENURE.












I SO HATE THIS TRIBALIST PART OF THE PRESIDENT - ITS BEGINNING TO GET TO MY BONE THAT I MAY SOON BE FORCED TO WITHDRAW MY SUPPORT FOR HIS PRESIDENCY.




I MEAN I KNOW HE HATES MY MY PEOPLE BUY WHY CANT HE AT LEAST PRETEND THAT HE DOESN'T, SINCE HE IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY - UNITY OF THE NATION SHOULD AV BEEN HIS GUIDE - I MEAN HAVE FOUGHT TO KEEP THE COUNTRY ONE. OR IS IT THAT HE FOUGHT TO SECURE THE INTEREST OF THE NORTH !


TELL ME WHAT DOES HE HAVE AGAINST THE YORUBAS TOO - THEY REALLY SACRIFICED FOR HIM - WHY IS HE BETRAYING THEM TOO


WHY MUST ALL THE POSITIONS GO TO THE NORTHERS I MEAN WHY CANT THE NORTHERS THEMSELVES TALK TO HIM AND TELL HIM TO BE A LITTLE BIT FAIR IN HIS DEALINGS!!!



I STARTED SUPPORTING HIM SINCE 2003! MADE LOTS OF SACRIFICES BOTH FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE BELIEVING THAT HE IS A DETRIBALISED NIGERIAN - IF HE HAS NOT WON THE PRESIDENCY, I WOULD AV STILL BELIEVED HE WOULD AV BEEN THE BEST WE NEVER HAD. NOW HE IS ALMOST KILLING EVERYTHING POSITIVE I THOUGHT I SAW IN HIM!


NOW HE IS MAKING ME SOUND LIKE A WAILER!



THE PRESIDENT SERIOUSLY NEED SOME PSYCHO-ANALYSIS

modath:



@ Malton

I'm still "assessing" but the future....

Sismo,

I really am his biggest fan, as can be attested by the large grin splitting my face whenever he sets foot rightly.
But for me, that was the last straw.

My love for country and people goes deeper than the ephemeral. He's president only for the moment, but with a chaotic Nigeria, we all won't have any place to call home.

Appointments as these are the only sense of belonging there is to feel for most. How it is so difficult for him to rationalize that is something I have been unable to fathom.

This won't augur well for the unity of the country. It could pit Nigerians against each other faster than can be imagined.

I wish the best for him, and hope that he succeeds, but for the sake of posterity, I hope that he leaves, never to return. I'd rather we keep experimenting.

That's the one reason why a certain Kwankwaso does not appeal to me at all. Bigots and I do not relate!

That said, abeg assess well o. Even if na to contest, you know that we got you!