Fani-Kayode, in a lengthy article titled “Nigerian President or King of the North”, said that Buhari’s recent appointments show that those that have been lusting for total northern domination for the last 55 years have finally had their way.
Femi Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the recent appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari which many have said show a bias towards the north.
Fani-Kayode, in a lengthy article titled “Nigerian
President or King of the North”, said that Buhari’s recent appointments
show that those that have been lusting for total northern domination for
the last 55 years have finally had their way.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Excerpts from the article below:
Judging
from recent events, with President Buhari now in power it appears that
those that have been lusting for total northern domination for the last
55 years have finally had their way.
The
inability to think deeply or profoundly is a curse. The inability to
read widely and learn from others is a pitiful and costly affliction. If
there were ever a time for profound thinking and deep and sober
reflection when it comes to the affairs of our nation it is now.
I
say this because only three months after President Buhari has been
sworn into office the power configuration, vis a vis north and south,
has resulted in the following mess.
There is no
gainsaying that this is unacceptable. Some of us warned that this would
happen but we were insulted and lampooned for doing so. These
appointments are not only lopsided but they are also a manifestation of
the fact that in just three months southern Nigeria has finally been
relegated to being little more than an occupied region and a vassal
state. The people of the south appear to have been placed in servitude
and bondage. Our chains may be invisible but they are very much there.
The
question must be asked: is Buhari the President of Nigeria or is he the
King of the north? Some have argued that the federal character formula
has no place in our affairs anymore and that merit ought to be the only
criteria for government appointments.
Permit me to
qoute a young man from twitter who responded to that absurd logic
rather well by saying ‘’if federal character isn't important, why is the
Vice President also not from Daura? Educated people should not speak
like illiterates’’.
Others have said that we
should wait for the ministerial list and that after that things would
balance out. Again this is absurd logic and those that spout such
convoluted thrash appear to have forgotten the fact that the President
is compelled by law and the constitution to appoint a Minister from
every state of the federation, including each of the southern states.
Whether
he is President of Nigeria or King of the north Buhari would do well to
retrace his steps. The consequences of not doing so for both his
government and the unity of our country will be grave and costly. The
south cannot be subjugated and treated with contempt and the people of
the south will never be slaves. Fairness and equity in the distribution
of national resources and key government appointments are a fundamental
pre-requisite for peace, security and national unity in our country.
It
has served our collective interest well for many years. Those that seek
to upset the applecart and jettison it today are not considering the
inevitable and monumental consequences of their actions. Power may have
returned to the north but the people of the south must be treated with
respect, sensitivity, dignity, fairness and decency. Those that refuse
to accept this counsel and that insist on charting a different course do
so at their own peril.
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