{"id":41473,"date":"2015-08-25T21:38:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T20:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=41473"},"modified":"2015-08-25T21:38:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T20:38:19","slug":"north-cant-produce-president-senate-president-speaker-and-cjn-bishop-gbonigi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/north-cant-produce-president-senate-president-speaker-and-cjn-bishop-gbonigi\/","title":{"rendered":"North can&#8217;t produce President, Senate President, Speaker and CJN \u2013 Bishop Gbonigi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10022\">The former Bishop of the Akure Anglican Diocese Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Gbonigi\u200e has described as unacceptable what he called the dominance of the helm of affairs by northerners<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10024\">The cleric said it was wrong \u00a0for the north to produce the president, Senate President, speaker of the house of representatives as well as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10025\">Gbonigi\u200e made this submission at a meeting of southern leaders under the auspices of the Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly (SNPA), on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10027\">The group lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari over what they tagged as his lopsided appointments and selective fight against corruption.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10028\">The meeting, which held in Akure, the Ondo State capital, had in attendance, elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Bishop Gbonigi appealed that the President should ensure that \u200e\u201dno section of the country is marginalized in appointments and sighting of development projects. Elections are over and President \u200eBuhari is now the President over all Nigeria and Nigerians. No section of the country should be over patronized at the expense of others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is, therefore, our sincere hope that the lopsidedness in the appointment made by Mr President to date is not an indication \u200eof the trend of future appointments.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"yiv4508315199div-gpt-ad-1377164485313-10\">\n<div>The cleric also stressed that a \u201csituation where the President, Senate President, the Speaker and Chief Justice of Nigeria are all from the North is not acceptable. The south is not subservient to the North and the situation in which only the deputies are zoned to the south is not acceptable\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On his part, Chief Clark said: \u201cThe resolve of President Buhari\u2019s administration to wage a decisive war against corruption which is essential to put Nigeria on the global map of business friendly nations that will earn the country prosperity is a most welcome development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, it is important to state that the dialectics of corruption, as pervasive as diverse, require a holistic fight to tame its pervading scourge. Thus, it must not be seen to be selective and limited to some perceived political enemies and foes to score cheap political points.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10032\">\u201cFor Nigeria to succeed in the war to eliminate the cancerous spread of this malaise, all those who contributed in one way or another to ruin the prospects of a great country like Nigeria and have brought us to this despicable position should be made to account for their actions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1440532923469_10031\">\u201cIt is only when the battle against corruption is genuinely and seriously fought without fear of favour that endearing legacies of a transformed country could bequeathed to future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Bishop of the Akure Anglican Diocese Rt. 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