Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has decried marginalisation of the people of Borno South senatorial district of Borno state, urging the incoming President, Bola Tinubu and his vice, Sen. Kashim Shettima to make efforts to give the people a sense of belonging.
According to CSGGG, Borno South has not produced governor of the state since since 1979 till date while the North and Central senatorial districts continue to dominate in the political affairs of the state.
Federal Character permits the appointment of at least one minister from each of the 36 states of the federation.
At a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the president, Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), Comrade Ogakwu Dominic Ogakwu urged the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Borno South for appointment as a member of the federal cabinet in an effort to enhance balancing and inclusivity in the state.
CSGGG further alleged that apart from holding the elective positions of Governor and Speaker of House of Assembly, several other appointive positions are held by people from Kanuri and Shuwa, both in Borno North and Central.
“Considering the current political setup in the state, we are particularly calling on the president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the charge for sociopolitical and socioeconomic integration, by appointing a person from Southern Borno as a federal minister – since they have already been schemed out of the political equation in Borno state in particular and Nigeria in general.
“Just as the current administration in the state schemed southern Borno out, they were equally not featured in federal ministerial appointments, with the current federal minister of state for Agriculture hailing from Borno Central, instead of using that ministerial appointment to compensate Borno south for their marginalization in the state”, the group said.
CSGGG also appealed to the vice-president elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima who is from Borno Central to leverage on his influence in the party to mend the broken fences by ensuring that an indigene of Borno South is appointed into the federal cabinet as a minister, expressing hope that this will bring about a better and more united Borno State and Nigeria.
