Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Monday said, “There’s palpable anger in the North” that President Bola Tinubu is only appointing his ‘boys’ from Lagos into political offices.
He cautioned against blaming the entire South-West for the sin of the president when, in fact, the lopsided appointment is being committed by only one person, the president.
Speaking on Arise TV, he said the president’s appointments are not being made because the appointees
“are Yoruba, but because they are his own boys. Most of the appointments do not even reasonably cover the South-West.
“So people should stop confusing the truth. The appointments are not balanced. Yes, definitely, definitely, right? You cannot argue that, but it’s not a Yoruba thing. Please don’t punish the Yorubas as you have been punishing northerners for the sins of the military.
“Let’s focus on individuals and hold them accountable.
“President Tinubu needs to do something about that. It’s still not too late. He can correct it, but there is palpable anger in the north.
“All the people around him, all those telling him that everything is quiet, cannot go to the north and say, ‘Vote for APC or ‘Vote for Tinubu today.
“It’s not too late to correct things. I have passed this message through many of those close to him. I hope they have the guts to tell me,” El-Rufai said.