President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is violating the constitutional Principle of Federal Character in Kaduna State where is he concentrating all his appointments in Zaria Local Government where the Speaker Federal House of Representatives hails from and the Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Environment.
The speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajjudeen has been using his office to influence federal appointments to Zaria local government indigenes only at the detriment of citizens from other parts of the state and Nigeria at large.
For the avoidance of doubt, below are lists of individuals from Zaria local government appointed into various federal government institutions:
1) Mal. Balarabe Lawal Abbas, Minister of Environment
2) Malam Aliyu Tajudeen MD/CE Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority.
3) Dr Auwal Mustapha Imam DG Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology Zaria. (Leather Research)
4) Dr Kabir Muazu DG National Research Institute for Chemica Technology Zaria.
5) Northwest Development Commission, Kaduna State representative
Abdulkadir S. Usman (Kaduna).
6) Bashir Abubakar, Chief Public Complaint Commissioner
7) Sani Akilu Idris (Kaduna ) The Commissioner representing Kaduna State,
This is addition numerous aides in the office of the Speaker and Members of the Governing Board of Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education from the same LGA.
It is important for Mr President and his aides to deploy scale while approving appointments in Kaduna State and other parts of the country to avoid over concentrating power in one place, which when not corrected will have severe political consequences and adverse effect on our national unity and cohesion.
Signed: Voices for Change, Kaduna State
