So many appointments in this government are not on merit - APC senator
- Senator Isa Misau is of the opinion that accused President Muhammadu Buhari of appointing incompetent people
- The senator made reference to the appointment of the director general of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, saying he was appointed based on favour
- He said the issue of security would not be properly tackled until the executive makes appointment based on merit
A senator on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Isa Misau, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of appointing incompetent people into his cabinet.
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The Bauchi senator also stated that the appointment of the director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, was based on favour, Premium Times reports.
Legit.ng gathered that Senator Misau alleged that Abubakar who was appointed by President Buhari as the substantive DG of the NIA on Wednesday, January 10, failed examinations preceding his appointment.
He said: “Today, the DG NIA that was just appointed, is he qualified to be there? He’s not qualified. This is the person that failed two exams, we know. He failed two exams and just because he is close to people taking decisions, he was appointed.”
“So many incompetent people are holding so many positions. Fifty per cent of the ministers are not performing. Since the president assumed office he has not taken any decision to move this country. Today we are seeing it and everybody is avoiding it, nobody wants to say anything.
“So many appointments in this government are not on merit. Some people have taken over the government as if they are even above the president. They take decisions anyhow. We say we are fighting corruption. Today, they are pursuing other people, why can’t they take Babachir (Lawal, former SGF) to court and all of us are here keeping quiet. People who have not done anything are always in court. This is the man that squandered money meant for IDPs and he is still visiting villa everyday.”
“This attorney-general is becoming a nuisance, going to court to stop Maina (probe) and we are still here. The IG came here with a lawyer that he is not going to answer any question from the Senate. After that he went to institute an order restraining the Senate from investigating him.
He said until the executive makes appointment based on merit, the issue of security would not be properly tackled.
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Another APC member in the Senate, Abdullahi Adamu, took offence at Misau's choice of words and countered him, saying he will not allow anybody to be "virtually calling the president by his name, calling operatives of government by their names and condemning them. It’s not right. Make your points within the laws. Comment that there is insecurity, nobody is saying you shouldn’t say so but you don’t say so in a way of inciting the public, it’s wrong.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Nigerian Senate described the 2018 budget estimate presented by the executive as an imaginary document.
The lawmakers during plenary on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, said the 2018 budget was unrealistic and insensitive to the plight of the people.
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Source: Legit.ng
