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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed how he appointed heads of security agencies in his government<\/p>\n

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The president, while addressing the Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, as well as otber traditional and religious rulers at the palace of the monarch in Anambra State, said appointment of security chiefs was purely based on competence and merit.<\/p>\n

The president made the comments in response to allegations raised by the traditional rulers about the marginalisation of the South East states, particularly in the military.<\/p>\n

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Buhari noted that he had been fair to all the regions of the country since his assumption of office on May 29, 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased that you have the courage to present issues about your constituency but I expect you to be more patriotic in your presentation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the south east, there are five states, in the north, there are 19 states. In the south east, out of the five states, I think five members of the Federal Executive Council are from this region, Trade and Investment, Foreign Affairs, Labour, Science and Technology, and seven of the northern states have only ministers of state.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI appointed most people into the country\u2019s security architecture without knowing them personally, except based on their professional records.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I tried to be fair. And you can ask these ministers. I never asked them how are they running their parastatals, the boards. I appointed them and I trust them. I allow them work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have to tell you what noise the other states are making especially when compared to the votes I got in 2015. So, I think I try to be fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose of you who were in the military even in the Biafran Army, know that the entry point is the same and you go for basic training, until you go to your formations or institutions whether it is Army, Navy, AirForce or the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most competent or senior person is the one that gets there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there are half a million soldiers, only one man can be the chief of Army staff at a time. This is so for the rest of the troop. In recruitment, we make sure that by states, people are recruited. At least, this is what I do, people are recruited from each state. For those who manage to get recruited, it\u2019s up to them to get to the top if they are professional and work for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe present chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Air Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff even the previous Inspector General of Police that just left, I didn\u2019t know them personally before I appointed them. I follow records. The current acting Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu, was appointed based on merit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same thing with the IG, that one was appointed last week. I don\u2019t think I have ever seen him, I follow records. So, appointments in the Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies depends on individual performance after recruitment not where you think you come. At least between me and God, this is what I do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed how he appointed heads of security agencies in his government The president, while addressing the Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, as well as otber traditional and religious rulers at the palace of the monarch in Anambra State, said appointment of security chiefs was purely based on competence and merit. 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