Emir Of Kano,Sanusi Urged Govt, To Rejects Federal Character In Appointment

                                

The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II urged the Federal government to choose competence rather than federal character in appointing public officials,pointing to the fact that giving priority to Federal Character in appointing public officials has more negative effect than positive, stressing that the policy had made the nation move backward instead of forward.


Sanusi who was the Chairman of University of Lagos Muslim Alumni and N150 million scholar­ship endowment fund 30th anniversary held in Lagos, said the factor of federal character in giving appointment to people is what led the nation to where it is now.

He said the genesis of corruption in the country could be traced to federal character, for the fact that many leaders who were ap­pointed to manage the af­fairs of the country were not competent, but were cho­sen based on their ethnic, region or tribe.

“I’m not against federal character, but it should not be our priority in giving ap­pointment to people.

“The problem with our country today is that we al­ways saddle people with re­sponsibility beyond them, all in the name of federal character,” he said.