No bias in appointments – Presidency
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari has been fair to all Nigerians irrespective of their ethnicity or religion since he came to office. It said this was demonstrated by the composition of President Buhari’s cabinet as well as his administration’s policies and programmes. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement yesterday while reacting to the London Telegraph’s article titled: “Children Face Death by Starvation in Northern Nigeria” published on August 30. The presidential aide said the claims that Buhari’s government was targeting Christians and the opposition were without foundation. According to him, to suggest that Buhari’s government is deepening Muslim-Christian division is not only untrue, but also plays into the hands of Boko Haram who wish to divide Nigerians along religious lines. Shehu noted that the fight against insurgency was a key priority of the ...