Tinubu Urged  Not to Appoint Ex-corrupt Northern Governors as Ministers

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

A group known as Voice of Northern Youths Patriots (VNYP) has urged  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to appoint allegedly corrupt ex-governors from North-west as members of his cabinet. Addressing a press conference yesterday  in Kano, the VNYP  led by Alhaji Mustapha Mai Royal named  three former state governors in the region who are currently under investigation for alleged corruption cases to the tune of billions of Naira. According to him, there is need for the president to remove names of former governors of the North-west region from his ministerial list to avoid eating his words of giving the country the best leadership it needs by appointing the best hands.

The group also warned that they would not want a situation where the north will in future disregard whatever the president would tell them in after reneging in promise by making the wrong appointments. 

“We are hereby calling on His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to appoint some former governors from the North-west region as ministers. These former governors include those of Zamfara, Kebbi and Kano state in particular due to the corruption allegations against levelled against them. Mr President, you have stated that you would run an all-inclusive government for the unification and betterment of the country, we want to see that from the people you are going to appoint from our region.

“These former governors from the North-west have not displayed such qualities as to deserve being appointed in your government because they are only after their personal interests,” he stated.

 In event of the president refusing to heed to their call, the group said the north will henceforth not believe in him any longer.

 “We have seen the poor performance of some of the these governors in the fight against insecurity in their states and the roles they have played. These weaknesses are enough for Mr President to consider and not appoint them. Should he refuses to heed to our call we will  henceforth lose hope in whatever he says, “ the group declared.