Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief
Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) on Wednesday assessed the ministerial
list presented by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He told Daily Independent, that he was disappointed by the
delay in the submission of the list by President Muhammadu
Buhari and inclusion of less women, which breaches the 35
percent affirmative action plan.
Agbakoba added that he expects the Ministers, when
assigned portfolios, to hit the ground running and perform
creditably well
His words: “Going by the screening, let me say that I was
impressed with Fayemi, Kemi Adeosun, Fashola, Ngige,
Malami but the overall performance was above average. But
that is not the problem. The problem is the work. If they can
do what they said during the screening, that will be fine”.
“I was a bit disappointed that the list took a long time and I
was also a bit disappointed when the first list came, but with
the second list, I can say the second list is made up of
instrumental people.
“The first is made up of political people that he needs to pay
off. These are people who helped the president to get to
where he is. On the whole, it is a rounded balanced scale
even though I feel there are few women given the 35 percent
quota that has been reserved for women. So that is a minus
but in terms of technical qualifications, that is a major plus.
“In terms of political experience of people like Audu Ogbeh,
it is a major plus. So on the whole, let us see what they can
do because at the end of the day, it is not who you appoint
or how they talk, let us hope they can walk the talk”, he said.


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