Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said the appointment of Boss Mustapha as the Secretary-General of the Federation shows that President Muhammadu Buhari’s sentiment against the South-East still remains.
With the positions of President, Vice-President, Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and SGF all filled, it implies that the South-East doesn’t belong in any of the key roles, aside from the minority leader of the Senate in the person of Eyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia-South senatorial district.
Speaking with our correspondent on Saturday, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Mr. Uche Achi-Okpaga, said the organisation was not surprised by the President’s actions.
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Achi-Okpaga said, “We are not surprised. This is not news. We never expected anything from him before. When he was inaugurated for a second term, I issued a statement that we were not expecting anything from Buhari.
“This is a man that has never minced words about his intentions. He never placed any premium on South-East so why should you expect him to give us appointments? You see how he went all out to remove the head of the judiciary who is from the South?
“We were able to survive the first tenure and we have enough shock absorbers to help us endure till the end of his second tenure. So, our prayer is that he takes things easy so that the country will not disintegrate.”