Social activist and former Kaduna State lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has responded to those accusing President Bola Tinubu of nepotism in his appointments, reminding them that they didn’t say a word when former President Muhammadu Buhari filled almost all the positions with people from the north.
Daily Intel recalls that notable groups and individuals from the north have accused Tinubu of appointing only people from his own Yoruba ethnic group into offices.
Only recently, Ibrahim Dandakata, the Chairman of Arewa Economic Forum ,AEF, in a statement accused Tinubu of intentionally limiting his appointments to only Yoruba people, especially those of Lagos State origin.
But reacting to the accusation, Mr. Sani who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly reminded such groups of being silent while Buhari appointed people of northern origin into key sectors during his eight years in office.
He recalled that even Kaduna South where he hails from was marginalised for eight years under the administration of Nasir El-Rufai in Kaduna State but none spoke out.
Mr Sani who took to his X wrote, “There were people who were silent when Buhari was fielding political offices with his kinsmen and have now found their voice to speak out when the equation doesn’t favor them.
“Let’s not make reference to the nepotism that marginalized Southern Kaduna for eight years.
“Kaduna was an apartheid state for eight years.”
