According to a reliable source, “The next defence minister will be announced soon after the consultation that is going on presently between the president and the former leaders.
 I can confirm that notable names who have served this country in several capacities are being considered but the Presidency is also aware that the slot became vacant only because the minister from one of the northern states was dropped and it is only proper that the state or the zone be accommodated in the executive council.” 
 About two months after the Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed was sacked as the nation’s Minister of Defence, the Presidency may have relaxed the urgency in appointing another one until the consultation between President Goodluck Jonathan and two former leaders, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida is concluded. 

 Until now, the media have been awashed with several names as possible replacement for the former minister who was relieved of his post alongside the National Security Adviser, General Aziza. 

 While Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) was announced as Aziza’s replacement as NSA, the Presidency kept the public guessing on the likely successor of Mohammed. 

Although President Jonathan would have wanted the new Defence Minister to be announced before the recent visit of the United States Secretary of States, Hilary Clinton, the consultation between the president and the former heads of state which has reached advanced stage, it was gathered, stalled the announcement.

 A source told Saturday Mirror that Chief Obasanjo did not feel comfortable with President Jonathan surrounding himself with former loyalists of IBB as security aides and would prefer the Defence Minister coming from the South. 

 While Colonel Dasuki, a former ADC to IBB has since resumed as President Jonathan’s security adviser, the favoured candidacy of Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), a former NSA and close associate of IBB has continued to elicit some concern in some quarters. http:///KS8hQur6

Can't Jonathan just beg Hilary Clinton to send someone from America to hold the defence ministry job?

Every thing IBB, OBJ, Buhari, Gusau, Atiku are they the only ones in this con-3? SMH @ Nigeria, where is the hope for future?? So it means if IBB or OBJ should suddenly die, the con-3 will collapse??

Which and what should we believe? The media, esp the social media, has created the notion of a fractured relationship between Jonathan ans IBB because of the issue of Boko Haram. That Jonathan still consults IBB on the choice of a defence minister does not add up to all the negative perceptions of a cold war. I do not imply however that this is unwelcome.

Lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Source!!!!!!!!!!!!
His excellency the president of the federal republic of Nigeria does NOT need the consultation of ANY former leader before appointing a minister of defence,he might as a matter of diplomacy give them a listening ear not consulting them. Well GEJ as a person has distanced himself from IBB so I don't see where IBB's name comes in.

False news

@HammedSodiqq, you are hereby banned and suspended untill 2015 for fake news and you have to send me 3,000 recharge card for damages.