By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on Monday, urged critics of President Muhammadu Buhari to provide evidence to support their claims of nepotism in his appointments.
The Forum said this in response to President Buhari’s insistence that his appointments and policies were premised on equity and inclusiveness.
NEF equally urged the President to provide the evidence necessary to prove it had respected the Federal Character Principles in his appointments and policies.
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Speaking in an exclusive chat with Vanguard in Abuja, NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said: “The complaints about nepotism and the marginalisation of groups need to be supported by evidence. When they persist, they should be vigorously challenged with evidence as well.
“This is one issue where both sides of the argument have failed to be thorough in defence of their cases. Names,…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
