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| Buhari being received by some cabinet members after arriving from a journey |
Barring any hitch, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari is set to reshuffle his cabinet.
The
president returned to Nigeria, from London, United Kingdom, yesterday
evening. He went to London from New York, the United States of America,
where he attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly.
president returned to Nigeria, from London, United Kingdom, yesterday
evening. He went to London from New York, the United States of America,
where he attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly.
The cabinet could be rejigged on or before Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary.
Presidency
sources said a cabinet shake-up had been on the cards “for a long time
now. In fact, the final list is already with the president.”
sources said a cabinet shake-up had been on the cards “for a long time
now. In fact, the final list is already with the president.”
Another
source said the reshuffle confirmed the rejig had been in “the works.
Security checks have been concluded and a list of those to be dropped
have been tabled before the president. In fact, the reshuffle was to
have been done three weeks ago.”
source said the reshuffle confirmed the rejig had been in “the works.
Security checks have been concluded and a list of those to be dropped
have been tabled before the president. In fact, the reshuffle was to
have been done three weeks ago.”
Yet,
another presidency source confirmed that “some ministers will be
sacked, but Nigerians will definitely be surprised at the calibre of
those who will be dropped from the cabinet.
another presidency source confirmed that “some ministers will be
sacked, but Nigerians will definitely be surprised at the calibre of
those who will be dropped from the cabinet.
“Although
there may or may not be wholesale dissolution, some ministers will
still be re-nominated while, for some, they may likely be attending
their last Federal Executive Council meeting tomorrow.”
there may or may not be wholesale dissolution, some ministers will
still be re-nominated while, for some, they may likely be attending
their last Federal Executive Council meeting tomorrow.”
Senior
Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba
Shehu, however, denied knowledge of any cabinet reshuffle.
Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba
Shehu, however, denied knowledge of any cabinet reshuffle.
“I’m not in Abuja and I don’t know what is happening there,” he said yesterday night.
•Adapted from a Daily Sun report.
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