Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Tuesday, unveiled the 21 names on the list of nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari for ministerial screening, the much anticipated list came without the expected compendium of “saints or angels” penned down as reasons for the protracted delay of over 4 months.

Buhari had assured Nigerians during his inauguration speech that he would only appoint competent Nigerians as Ministers, perceived as the fallout from his anti-corrupt “body language.”

Alas 21 names were reeled out with a lot of deflation which left much to be desired as to if it is really a ministerial list or a mere compensation list, as it comprises mainly people who played a pivotal role in his emergence as President.

Prominent amongst the names are his Campaign Director during the elections, Rotimi Amaechi; former Governor, Kayode Fayemi his Chief Strategist during the elections; Lai Mohammed, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC; and others including Babatunde Fashola, former Lagos Governor; Ogbonaya Onu, former ANPP Chairman from Abia and Audu Ogbeh, former PDP chairman from Benue.

Embattled former Rivers Governor, Amaechi has been linked with fiscal recklessness and dictatorial policies which led Rivers into a backward slide responsible for the financial woes of the once vibrant State.

His nomination has now been interpreted as an endorsement of corruption and impunity by the Buhari-led administration.

Buhari in submitting the list of his “Noise-makers” foot dragged and reluctantly fulfilled his duty of submitting the names before the end of September, as the Senate President merely confirmed receipt of the list in the wee hours of Wednesday, September 30.

Fashola has also been dragged to the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, by the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, over the non-disclosure of final records detailing how he spent $200m from World Bank education funds, spending N78m on his personal website, spending 139m on two bore holes and the construction of the 1.36km Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge built for N25bn which reportedly cost only N6bn.

Audu Ogbeh was a onetime Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the same party the APC accused of “ruining Nigeria” over a 16 year period.

It must be noted that the Ministers fact that the list has been read does not mean they will start work soon. In fact, it is not certain when the Federal Executive Council, FEC, will become functiona

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