Muhammadu Buhari Rejects Accusations Of Ethnic Bias Against Him

President Muhammadu Buhari outrightly rejected the accusations of ethnic bias against him in some quarters, especially the Southeast, reminding his accusers that seven states of the North are only represented in his cabinet by junior ministers (Ministers of State), while the Southeast, where he secured only 198,000 votes, have four substantive ministers and seven junior ministers.

According to his speech on thursday night during a dinner with leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, Buhari disclosed that during the days he struggled to become President, he enjoyed the support of people of other ethnic groups and religious affiliations, which helped to disabuse his mind in a dispassionate way about ethnicity and religion across the country.

What he recounted: “You know that tribunal for presidential election started at the Court of Appeal. The President was my classmate. I missed only four of the court sittings.