Tag: Federal Character

“Nigeria needs a new tribe for a new Nigeria to emerge” – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday, said there is no imbalance in federal appointments, stressing that the appointments reflected federal character and quota system. The Vice President spoke in Lagos at…

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Opinion: Federal Character cannot work without good statecraft

by Jideofor Adibe   The issue of ‘reflecting the Federal Character’ is a recurring decimal in our political discourses. Many people have their own notion of what the concept means…

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Why the DSS recruitment is lopsided – Presidency

by Dolapo Adelana The presidency has defended the recent recruitment by the Department of State Services (DSS). In the latest recruitment by the secret police, the North received a huge…

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Federal character not an excuse for nepotism, should be based on merit – Emir Sanusi

by Dolapo Adelana The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has weighed in on the ongoing debate on Federal Character. Sanusi, who spoke at the 10th memorial lecture of Kehinde…

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Commission faults recruitment of 4,904 civil servants during Jonathan’s administration

The Federal Character Commission has faulted the employment of 4,904 civil servants who were recruited by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. However, it was learnt on Monday that moves to relief…

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“Buhari’s appointments violate federal character principle” – Ijaw Youth Council

Apparently the Ijaw Youth Council always have something to say to President Muhammadu Buhari. The newest is that it has said the appointments so far made by Buhari contravene the…

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Femi Falana: Again, on the issue of residency rights in Nigeria

by Femi Falana Although the word “indigene” is not defined in the Constitution, it has been interpreted to mean a person whose parents or grandparents belonged or belong to a…

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Simon Kolawole: Nigerians are full of hypocrisy and prejudice

by Simon Kolawole If we believe in fairness, what is pepper soup for Yahaya should not be poison for Yohanna. As Nigeria gallops towards 100 years of amalgamation, one of…

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Instituting a culture of meritocracy

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu ...it is high time we jettisoned the quota system, federal character or political considerations in determining who should occupy certain critical agencies of government. Last Thursday, the…

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Down with federal character – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze When your uniformed personnel do not believe that the machinery of the state will serve them justice, there is a tendency for them to take a look…

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House committee issues arrest warrant on Festus Odimegwu, NPC chairman

by Isi Esene The House of Representatives committee on Federal Character has issued an arrest warrant on Festus Odimegwu, the chairman of the Nigerian Population Commission who has allegedly refused…

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