The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari claims most of the people working with her husband, the president, are ‘strangers’ who “who didn’t do anything” to bring the present government on board. Aisha’s statement doesn’t only seem divisive, it also tells how the Nigerian government cherishes nepotism and lacks apathy for technocracy in government. In the interview, the president’s wife said 45 out of every 50 people appointed by President Buhari to occupy various positions in the government were people he didn’t know. I don’t know them despite staying with him for 25 years.”The statement by the first lady doesn’t portray a quest for an efficient government and unified Nigeria. Clamours by many Nigerians for President Buhari to allow for a referendum of self determination have not been this much in recent years.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2016 14:03 UTC