South/West APC Accuses Buhari Of Ethnic-Based Appointments, Rejects Saraki, Dogara

The  South West state Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have expressed anger and displeasure over the pattern of appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari, with the obvious ethnic slant.

They said aside from Spokesman, Femi Adeshina, every other appointments so far by Buhari have been from the core north, all northern Muslims. They have  also vowed not to recognize the emergence of Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara until the crisis revolving around the National AssemblyCONTEST is sufficiently resolved by the party.

In a joint statement, the chairmen vowed toRESIST any attempt by some elements in the party to humiliate Asiwaju Bola. 

According to them if ‎this is move is not halted, the reaction of the region could have direCONSEQUENCESThe statement was signed by Chief Henry Ajomale, Lagos state, Prince Gboyega Famoodun, Osun state,  Alhaji Roqeeb Adeniji, Ogun state, ] Chief Akin Oke, Oyo state, Chief Olajide Awe, Ekiti state and Mr. Isaac Kekemeke, Ondo state

The group insisted that ” the two presiding officers of the National Assembly should apologize to the party to avoid compounding their problems.” They warned  that they would soon broke their silence over the ill-treatment of the national leader of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by some elements in the APC.

According to them “those trying either to intimidate and embarrass Tinubu to retrace their steps as the South West response will shock everyone to the foundation.‎”

The APC chairmen insisted that “the two presiding officers of the National Assembly should apologise to the party to avoidCOMPOUNDING their problems.” They warned that they would soon break their silence over the ill-treatment of Tinubu by some elements in the APC. The chairmen urged “those trying either to intimidate or embarrass Tinubu to retrace their steps as the South-West’s responseWILL shock everyone to the foundation.”

Tinubu had rejected theEMERGENCE of Saraki, insisting that the Senate President should apologize to him for the coup. But Tinubu, who controls the party in the South-West seems to be alone on this matter as President Muhammadu Buhari and key APC officials had accepted Saraki and Dogara as NASS leaders.

Akande had accused some northern elements in the party of hijacking Buhari while Tinubu had blamed Buhari for the crisis in the NASS for what he called his ‘aloofness’ A key SW member of the party, Ayo Opadokun had last week said the Yoruba ‘made a mistake’ by voting Buhari, as according to him, ex President Goodluck Jonathan’sRETURN would have been a better deal for the zone.

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