President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja promised to ensure that all appointments in the second term of his administration are predicated on merit and national spread.
Buhari made this commitment while receiving the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led by its President, Revd. Samson Ayokunle, who had visited him in the State House to congratulate him on his re-election.
The CAN president had enjoined the president to ensure fairness and even distribution of appointments across the country as against appointments dictated by ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Ayokunle also told the President that qualified men and women who could add value to the country and move it forward were available in all parts of the country.
He noted that it was only by fair appointments that the president could give every part of the country a sense of belonging.
He said: “We solicit for inclusiveness and fairness as you constitute your cabinet and appoint worthy Nigerians…
