ABUJA – Submission of names for ministerial
slots in the incoming government has begun in
earnest, Vanguard learnt on Monday.
The process, it was learnt, followed a directive by
the president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari
to the governors on the platform of All
Progressives Congress, APC to forward the
names of candidates.
Three names from each states are to be
submitted.
Already, a governor in the south east last week
told the stakeholders in the zone to immediately
comply.
But Buhari also stated two conditions which he
advised the governors to adhere to in submission
of the ministerial the appointment.
One of the conditions was that the candidates
must be technically competent and of proven
integrity. The second reason is that the persons
must also show loyalty to the party.
By this, a source said that Buhari indirectly laid
emphasis on the need to field the names of the
founding members of the party and not defectors
from other political parties.
The President-Elect, it was gathered also told the
governors that he however reserved the right to
chose from among the three names that are likely
to be submitted from each governor.
Vanguard also gathered that Buhari may not likely
run a bloated cabinet where the status quo is 42
Ministers.
A source who craved anonymity told Vanguard
that Gen Buhari may also eliminate the Ministers
of State position as he had said he would reduce
the cost of governance.
Details later.
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