Nigerian lawyers, yesterday, kicked against the various appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari into boards and parastatals, stating that such is against the provisions of federal character.

The President had, last week, appointed members into the board of NNPC, with his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, making the list. Speaking with Sunday Telegraph, an Abuja based lawyer, Wahab Olatoye, noted that the appointments of Buhari since he was sworn in, has been lopsided , as only his allies from the North are always being considered for appointments. “Like people have been saying all along, appointment under Buhari ’s administration has been tailored towards Cpc Members who are in APC and the CPC members are the ones from the North alone and it does not cut across nationwide.

“The lopsidedness is against the Federal Character law and it is not cognizance of that .

The Chief of staff is not a constitutional appointment, he is Private Secretary to the president, and he has so many things to do for the President as the private secretary. Making him a board member of NNPC shows that the President has not really open doors for outsiders to come closer to him to move the nation forward . “The government is a year old , the people he has appointed so far have really not been able to turn things around . Although the appointment of the Chief of Staff to the board has no constitutional inhibition, ” he added.