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| Buhari overrules Osinbajo on Merit vs Federal Character remark |
Barely two days after Professor Yemi Osinbajo spoke out of turn that under Muhammadu Buhari's regime, merit will play more significant role than Federal Character practice he has been overruled by his boss.
Federal Character is an abhorrent practice that favours mainly the Northern Nigeria where merit is jettisoned and mediocrity enthroned in guise of representing every part of the country. Under Federal Character for instance students from Biafra with up to 140 points have been denied admission into Federal Colleges, whereas there colleagues from the northern part of the country with 2 points were admitted. The Federal Character practice permeates every aspect of Nigeria's economy including the civil service.
