The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s appointments since he came into power.
El-Rufai said this on Monday night in a PrimeTime interview on Arise News.
He questioned Tinubu’s purported lop-sided appointments of the South-West, claiming that the President was more interested in promoting his ‘boys’ from Lagos than Yorubas.
He said, “The president’s appointments are not being made because the appointees are Yoruba, but because they are his own boys. Most of the appointments do not even reasonably cover the South-West.
“So people should stop confusing the truth. The appointments are not balanced. Yes, definitely, definitely, right? You cannot argue that, but it’s not a Yoruba thing. Please don’t punish the Yorubas as you have been punishing northerners for the sins of the military.
“Let’s focus on individuals and hold them accountable. President Tinubu needs to do something about that. It’s still not too late. He can correct it, but there is palpable anger in the north.”
Speaking further, El-Rufai asserted that Tinubu is not living up to the expectations of taking Nigeria to the highest level.
The former governor added that there were hopes of Tinubu moving Nigeria forward based on his past records.
He said, “Two years after the election of President Tinubu, none of the party organs are functioning, the progressive ideals are not being pursued with vigour and the very high expectations we had of the president to take this country to the highest level based on his track record in Lagos is somehow not materializing.”
