The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has reacted to United States-based Nigerian professor of journalism, Farooq Kperogi, over his allegations of ethnic favouritism in President Bola Tinubu’s appointments.
Kperogi, in an article titled: ‘Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC’, accused President Tinubu of appointing Yoruba people to key positions at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL).
According to him, an anonymous source claimed that a certain Bayo Ojulari is being proposed as Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPCL, after the expiration of Mele Kyari’s term.
Kperogi also noted that he drew attention to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s lopsided appointments in favour of the North during his tenure.
Reacting to Kperogi’s article on X, el-Rufa’i said two wrongs don’t make a right, referring to Buhari’s bias for northerners in his appointments.
The former governor, however, advocated for sensible inclusion over what he described as arrogant exclusion. “Two wrongs do not make a right. Sensible inclusion always trumps arrogant exclusion”, he stated.
