Northern group, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, has also criticised the recent appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President of the AYC, Yerima Shettima, says Buhari’s appointments, are in favour of the northern region.
Shettima said it was imperative for the President to include all geopolitical zones in his appointments, so as to ward-off suspicion of ethnic bias.
While speaking to Punch Newspapers, the AYCF president said Buhari needs to show that he is the father of the nation.
“I am from the North and I will not keep quiet because President Buhari’s appointments are in favour of the northern region. The government we run in this country should not be about ethnicity.
All appointments must reflect our geopolitical zones. We must do away with suspicion. But how can that be when the President’s appointees are all from one part of the country?
“No fight against corruption will be successful in this country if suspicion arises. Let’s not be deceived; are there not people who are honest in the South-East or South-West? Are there not good people in the South-South who can work with the President?”
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