Marginalisation of Muslims: Aide defends Osinbajo, says Muslims dominate senior appointments in VP’s office
Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Legal Matters, Dr. Bilkisu Saidu has dismissed recent social media campaign about alleged anti-Islamic slant in appointments made by and in the office of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, again decided to interact with the crowd who waited on the street of Calabar to welcome him during his visit to Calabar to continue the Niger Delta dialogue and MSME Clinics launch in Calabar. 1st June 2017 Dr. Saidu who described the charges of nepotism as “laughable, untrue, unfair and should not be taken seriously,” said that on the contrary that senior appointments even in the office of the vice-president had Muslims in the ascendancy. Dr. Saidu, a former law lecturer at the Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University Sokoto befor her appointment in the Office of the Vice President, spoke in an interview programme on BBC Hausa Radio on Sunday. Transcripts of the interview were made available from her office. “If you a...