Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to repeat the mistake of his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari in the area of appointments.
Sani said unlike Buhari, Tinubu’s appointments should be based on competence.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, the former lawmaker accused Buhari of nepotism while in office.
Sani noted that nepotism was at its peak and questioned why some ministers were in office for eight years under Buhari.
According to Sani: “I will advise President Tinubu to be careful not to make the mistakes of President Buhari, and I believe he has the experience to understand that.
“Under President Buhari, there are ministers who were appointed to serve for eight years; they were with him for the first and second term, and there was no cabinet reshuffle or dismissal.
“Even if there was a dismissal, it takes three to four months to replace a minister. This is how the country was governed.
“Under Buhari, we have seen nepotism at its peak, where people were appointed to public offices and abandoned even if they did nothing.
“The service chiefs remained in office despite their failures, and by retaining them the careers of those behind them were destroyed. For many years, many officers were removed to appoint a single person.”
