Can Nigeria’s attentive Ethnic Ethnic Act under threat?

In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: the president’s appointments must carefully balance the many ethnic and religious differences of the country. Today, the problems that this is ignored.

While the Constitution requires a regional office in the office, more widespread roles are traditionally performed by a congress aimed at the development of national cohesion.

Narah Nigeria’s Corridge has broken the country in the past – the most crowded – Africa.

The concern of justice in the presidential destination is not new, but the criticism choir is growing over the presidential election, some of them accused the head of state – who has two years – prefers people from their own ethnic group of Yoruba.

The presidency brutally denies the accusation.

It has long been concerned that members of one ethnic group are dominated by key positions – and this means that meetings with presidents are carefully studied every time they are announced.

The country has more than 250 ethnic groups with Haus-Fulanis, Igbo and Yorubai Rod from the North, Southeast and Southwest, respectively, the largest.

Critics say southern Muslim Tinube showed signs of disregard for precedent since he chose another Muslim (though from the north) to become his partner in the last election.

Since the return of democracy in 1999, large parties have always nominated a mixed Muslim-Christian ticket, since the country is approximately divided between the followers of the two religions.

The appointments of Tinubu have since become president in May 2023, faced by the growing criticism.

Although there are dozens of roles for the head of state, there are eight jobs that “are the most important for each administration,” according to a political analyst and lawyer.

These are heads:

• Central Bank
• State Oil Company, NNPC
• police
• army
• Customs Service
• Intelligence Agency
• Anti -Corruption Agency and
• income service.

There is no constitutional ranking of positions, but together, these roles control the key financial and safe devices of the country.

Each president inherits its predecessors, but has a prerogative to replace them.

As of April, all eight positions under Tinubo are now filled with Yorubas.

Recent Appointment of former boss Shell Bayo Ojulari Leading the state oil company, the National Oil Company (NNPC), instead of the Northern Tarban, discussions about the obvious monopoly of one group in the top position.

Looking at who filled the same positions in two direct predecessors Tinubu, at one stage of their presidents there was no such domination of one ethnic group.

The Goodluck Jonathan, which served from 2010 to 2015 – had a relatively balanced team from two ethnic fulans, two houses, one othap, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one collaborated.

When it came to Muhammad Buhari – in power from 2015 to 2023 – the situation was less clear.

In the eight, he had three jews, two wagons, one yogbo, one yorub and one NUP.

But in the minds of many Nigerians Hausas, Kanura and Nups are regarded as northerners – and therefore there was an opinion that Bukhara, which was from the north, showed favorableism.

Some claim that Tinubu’s appointments are simply a trend, but 100%of the eight key positions are unprecedented.

“For a democratically elected president, I cannot at any point of Nigerian history, where you have such a high concentration of a particular ethnic group that takes most sensitive positions,” said Professor of History of Nania.

The professor said not only what was happening in the past, but could affect the unity and even the future of the country.

“For me, the fear is that when the next president continues this path and chooses most sensitive positions from his ethnic group, it reduces the sense of belonging among the rest, and also reduces faith in democracy,” he said.

Over the past two years, many northerners, mostly Hauz-Fluan, have looked at the obvious direction of travel travel.

Current men (no women) responsible for NNPC, police, customs and economic and financial crimes (EFCC) have been replaced by the Northerners.

Removal of Abdulrasheed Bawa, Hausa, as the EFCC chief in 2023, only two years after he was appointed, was particularly controversial.

He was arrested, charged with abuse and detained more than 100 days before the charges were dropped.

It was replaced by coal engineer, ethinical English.

Some of the north felt that Mr. Bava was unfairly processed and pushed to give way to Mr. Olukod.

“The president should know that people of Yoruba are only part of the country, and all appointments should be extended to all ethnic groups and regions,” said Isa Habibe analyst.

Without addressing specific cases, the Tinubu press -secretary said the president is fair and balanced, taking a broader look at all meetings.

Media Assistant on Sunday dared to try in detail, saying that 71 northern and 63 southern were appointed Tinubu. But his April 9 report on X was later removed after people noted mistakes in his claim.

He promised an updated list, but for more than six months Slater, it will not appear yet.

Tinubo is confronted with critics even from within his own party.

Senator Ali NDUM is from the north and – as a cinub – belongs to the congress of all progressives. In one television interview, he said he was aired to talk about the president’s appointment.

NDUM said he was shocked, describing them as “not including or reflecting the agenda of” updated hope “of the president who promised to transfer each section of the country”.

Another Assistant to the President, Daniel broke, challenged the idea that some positions were more significant than others.

“All I know is that the president was taken by the President with constitutional provisions – the Constitution (where it is) is nowhere to be the top five, the top -10 and the rest,” he said the BBC.

“The way we see is that any position or purpose in which it can be served is very critical and important.

“The National Security Advisor from the Northeast, the Head of the North West Defense Staff, and the Secretary of the Federal Government-with the North Central.”

The Department of the Federation’s Government Secretary, which coordinates the policy on behalf of the President on April 12, published a statement saying that Tinubo was fair.

“This administration is devoted to ensuring that all regions and demographics of the country be properly represented in its institutions and agencies,” the statement reads.

Political analyst Mr. Lowal said the president should appoint a better person to work, regardless of their ethnic origin – and AH what is what Tinubo does.

“It is time when Nigeria looks outside of ethnicity,” he said.

There may be a time when the Nigerians are no longer obsessed with the ethnic origin of those who are in the top echelons of the government, but the historian prof. Nania says it’s still a way.

He believes that this can only happen if the country receives at least four presidents that give each section a sense of belonging to projects and meetings.

“I think it can be done, but the right leaders are needed.”