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South-East Senators Protest Buhari’s ‘Lopsided Appointments’

Cami Ezenwa by Cami Ezenwa
July 19, 2018
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Nigerian Senators During a Plenary Session

It is no longer news that the South-East geo-political zone has an axe to grind with the present administration, particularly the nature of appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The disquiet has blown into protest, leading to a rowdy session of over half an hour, at the Senate Plenary during plenary.

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This followed the a letter from from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking legislative confirmation of appointments into the board of the Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency, which was read by Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, raised a point or order to protest against non-compliance by the President with his appointment of heads of Federal Government departments, agencies and parastatals.

According to him, the recent appointments made by Buhari and for which he had sought legislative approval showed that the nominees were from particular parts of the country.

The Majority Leader, Ahmad Lawan, however argued that the appointments were balanced ‎”if you look at the larger picture.”

Saraki pointed out that the Senate would not act on sentiments and opinion, ruling that the Committee on Federal Character investigate Buhari’s appointments and present a report to the chamber on Tuesday.

The chamber, however, became noisy as the lawmakers shouted ‘yes’ and ‘no.’

Apart from Ekweremadu, three lawmakers from the South-East successively raised points of order to ask the chamber to suspend further consideration and screening of nominees pending the presentation and adoption of the report by the Committee on Federal Character.

Those who protested were senators Chukwuka Utazi, Mao Ohuabunwa and Obinna Ogba‎.

Saraki, however, insisted that only the report by the committee would determine if the protesters were right or wrong, and if the Senate would continue to act on Buhari’s requests for confirmation of appointments.

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