National Chairman, United Progressive Party, Chief Chekwas Okorie
The National leader of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie, on Friday expressed concern over President Muhammadu Buhari’s lopsided appointments.
Okorie in a statement he personally signed said, “the lopsided nature of the appointments into key and strategic Public Offices by President Muhammadu Buhari” was unsettling the country.
He urged Buhari to review his appointment to reflect the Federal Character provision as stated by the country’s constitution.
The UPP National Leader urged Buhari “to review these appointments to reflect the spirit and letters of the Federal Character provision of the Nigerian Constitution which he swore an oath to uphold and defend at his inauguration as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We believe that he will stand out as a man of honour, consideration and integrity if he shows sensitivity to public concern over the exceeding lopsidedness of his appointment to public office.We make this recommendation for the review of these appointments out of genuine patriotic disposition as a friendly opposition political party,” Okorie added.
Okorie also condemned calls for immunity for principal officers of the National Assembly, pointing out that such was in bad faith.
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