Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Nana Ismail
Published on 2025-04-25 14:34:21
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has voiced strong concerns over what it perceives as an unfair pattern of federal appointments made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since he took office in October 2023.
The NEF claims that these appointments disproportionately benefit the Southwest region, to the exclusion of Nigeria’s other five geopolitical zones.
In a statement issued by NEF’s spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the forum accused the government of undermining national unity and violating the Nigerian Constitution.
According to Chapter 2, Section 14(3) of the Constitution, the composition of the government and its agencies must reflect Nigeria’s federal character, promoting national unity and…
Read Full article Here
