Buhari should only appoint his supporters into his cabinet - Orji Uzor Kalu

- President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, to bring into his cabinet, only those who campaigned for his election in 2015

- The former governor advised the president to play the game like a politician, and appoint those who followed him while he campaigned for the presidency

- According to Kalu, if he were Buhari, he would ask those who helped him become president to nominate a minister to serve in his cabinet

The former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to appoint into his cabinet, only those people who supported his 2015 presidential election bid.

He made his comments while featuring on Clear View, a programme on the African Independent Television (AIT).

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Legit.ng gathers that Kalu stated that it would not work, if the president brought in individuals who did not play any part in his election.

He stated: “I will encourage the president to play this game as a politician because, if you have appointed people, let them do the job.

“Also, appoint those people who followed you during campaigns, so that they can have the benefit of where you want to be.

“You cannot just win an election and import people to come and run the same government you want; it is not possible, it is not going to work.

“So, politicians are supposed to run with the mandate they ran around with to win the election. If you go around, you will hear people saying, ‘we won election and the president doesn’t want to bring everybody on board.’

“So, the president should, as much as possible, bring people who worked with him on board.

“In fact, if I were in the president’s shoes, all the people who ran the presidential election with me and some leaders deserve to be told, you have one minister, go and appoint him and bring for me.

“The minister is Buhari’s minister; he is not Orji Kalu’s minister. But you help to appoint him because you worked for the party. That is the essence of constitutional/business democracy.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, said President Muhammadu Buhari would be able to win 75 percent of the votes in the southeast region if he is able address the infrastructure problems in the zone.

Kalu said Buhari would need to pay attention to federal roads and boost electricity supply in the region in order to win their support.

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Source: Legit.ng