President Mohammadu Buhari is set to swear-in the newly
appointed secretary to the government of the federation, SGF,
Engr. Babachir David Lawal.

Recall that President Buhari approved some appointments last
week Thursday, August 27. He approved Babachir David Lawal
as chief of staff to the president, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.)
as new comptroller-general, Nigerian customs service; Mr. Kure
Martin Abeshi comptroller-general, Nigerian immigration
service, Senator Ita S.J. Enang as SSA to the president on
national assembly matters (Senate) and Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu
as SSA to the president on national assembly matters (House of
Representatives).

Vanguard has however reported that the swearing-in event
which is billed to start anytime soon at the presidential villa,
will also feature other newly appointed presidential aides.

These appointments, which southerners believed have favoured
northerners, have been causing a bit of an internal uproar both
in the southern and in the northern part of the country. While
southerners think the president is not aware of the ‘federal
character’
that he preaches, the north has been torn apart for reasons
which say that the president is trying to favour one part of the
north

. These recent appointments make the total number of his
appointments 30, with only seven of them coming from the
southern part of the country and the rest from the north.
Meanwhile, Catholic bishops have expressed their support for
President Muhammadu Buhari for his anti-corruption war