African Press Review 2 September 2015

The African press examines the appointments made by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari last week.

We start in Nigeria where Punch headlines on a petition filed at the Federal High Court by a lawyer seeking the nullification of appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari. The case filed by lawyer Marcel Dim-Udebuani states that the 25 top appointments made so far by the president were in breach of the spirit of federal character enshrined in section 14 (3) of 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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