Appointments 2015: Let Us Wait, Buhari Knows What To Do

Editor’s note: Yesterday, Thursday, August 27, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari came up with six new appointments. Immediately after the names of the appointees were made public, the president was criticised both by APC leaders and ordinary Nigerians due to the “unequal allocation of authority” – the appointees come predominantly from the northern states. 
Despite the common dissatisfaction, Arinze Esomnofu, Naij.com’s regular guest author, calls on Nigerians to “sit tight and watch the president unveiling his plans”, for the much desired change definitely requires a certain price to pay and time to be brought into existence.

Change always is a hard choice

Once upon a time slave trade was considered a norm around the world, and one didn’t dare to speak evil against it. Great nations were once involved in the slave trade business: men were called successful merchants based on the amount of slaves they had, and there was no guilty feelings about this then, because everyone viewed it as a norm.
Then change knocked on the door. Although it was hard for the countries thriving on the slave business to accept it, they had to do it as it was no less than the price for change. Many abandoned slave trade, and before one could say Jack Robinson, they started other flourishing businesses, though they initially thought it was impossible.
However, Americans were so attached to the slave trade that they refused to let it go, and that became the indirect cause of the American Civil War in 1861-1865, which literally lasted for four years, three weeks and six days, and killed an estimated 625,000–850,000 people. In the end the good triumphed over the evil, and that led to the abolishment of slave trade in America. It was a tough call, but the American accepted that price of change, and it made their lives much better.
After spending 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela  became the first black president of South Africa. Many expected him to go after his jailers, the whites, because to the majority of black South Africans, it was the right thing to do. But the great man, the legendary Nelson Mandela took the tough option of forgiveness and integration, he took the path of change, and till date South Africa benefits from that decision.

In Buhari we trust

On March 28, 2015, Nigerians en masse voted for change, finally breaking the jinx of the “incumbent factor” in a presidential election and making sure their voices mattered. We went through all these, because we trusted in the incorruptible personality of President Buhari and what he was going to bring to the table.

Right now, though I am not Femi Adesina, but I am sure the president needs us to sit tight and watch him unveiling his plans to us, rather than question the region his appointees are from.  Is he asking for too much? I strongly doubt that.
Following the recent appointments made by President Buhari, I cannot help but ask a question that occupies the minds of many Nigerians at the time: does it mean that the South East, South South or South West cannot provide a candidate that will deliver? Sure, they can! We have a lot of capable technocrats in every region of this great country. However, what the president is looking at right now is someone who he can trust even with his eyes closed. So let us cut President Buhari some slack for none of his actions can yet be tagged unconstitutional.
One factor that has always worked ahead of President Buhari is the “fear of Buhari”. Many officials now know that once something is wrong in their agencies, they are sure to see the president with his “big hammer” knocking on their door, and that is exactly the kind of reputation a working president should have.
Soon the federal agencies including the Nigerian police will commence recruitment. I am convinced the unemployed youths will fill in the vacant positions, the employment process will be fair and only the best hands will get the job.  
Change never comes easy. It comes at a certain price, so fellow countrymen and women reading this piece, if your region have not benefited so far from the president’s appointments, I urge you not to be so quick in crying foul, but rather see it as a price that must be paid to uplift our nation to where it ought to be. For what it’s worth, my region have not benefited from a single appointment either, however, I do not suffer from sleepless nights for I know it is the price of change. Nigeria will be great once again.
Sai Baba, go ahead. We are with you.

Arinze Esomnofu for Naij,com

Arinze Esomnofu is a political analyst, public commentator on trending political events, and a motivational speaker.
The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Naij.com. 
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