Some youths from the northern part of Nigeria have urged President Bola Tinubu not to engage in what they call skewed appointments, similar to his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
The youths, under the aegis of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), conceded that northerners have no right to complain about Tinubu’s perceived ‘lopsided’ appointments but expressed their opinion that the country should not continue in the same way.
Some northern leaders have criticised President Tinubu for allegedly favouring the south in his choice of appointees. For instance, Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, alleged that Tinubu had appointed more Southern Christians into key positions while ignoring northerners who, he said, aided him in gaining power.
Addressing the press in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Sunday, the National President of NYLF, Elliot Afiyo, said that Tinubu is widening the gap of alleged lopsided appointments inherited from Buhari.
Afiyo disclosed that Buhari, from…