Ministerial list: Yar’Adua confused
By Agency Reporter
Published: Saturday, 18 Oct 2008
Indications emerged on Friday that the delay in the submission of the widely speculated ministerial list to the Senate by President Umaru Yar’Adua is due to the unbearable pressure being mounted on the President by lobbyists. A source close to the President said he was confused as he would not like to offend the lobbyists who included some former governors, party chieftains and associates.

Our correspondent gathered in Abuja that the pressure was becoming unbearable for the President and had even made him to tinker with the list several times. A Presidency source told our correspondent that several interests were being taking into consideration by Yar’Adua. He added that anytime Yar’Adua felt that the list would no longer be tinkered with, another influential person would come asking that his or her candidates be considered.

According to the source, the pressure is the main reason why the President has been unable to submit a list to the Senate for screening. The source added that the list was almost ready when the Senate was on recess and that was the reason the Presidency claimed then that the break was the reason for the delay.

He, however, said that as soon as the godfathers of some of serving ministers learnt that the list had not been sent to the Senate, they swung into action to make sure that their nominees were not dropped. Some of them were said to have been shocked to learn that their nominees were not on the list, a negation of the assurances that the President had earlier given them.

The source said, “At this juncture, they swung into action, and mounted pressure on the President, who seems not to have made up his on mind on the quality of people he actually wants. As I speak with you now, the list is still being tinkered with. At a time, the President said he was shopping for technocrats and many people were suggested to him, which we believed he had worked on.

“But as it is now, many of us who are even close to him seem not to know what is happening. You may be surprised that many nonperforming ministers could find their way back to the cabinet. This is because the President seems to be listening to their godfathers and he is ready to do their bidding.”

The source said that a list that was brought to the President by a powerful influential person from the South-South was handed over to a former governor from the zone for vetting. It was gathered that the former governor, who was rumoured to have contributed heavily to the President’s electioneering campaign, had literally taken over the screening of the names of potential ministers.

The source said it was not certain when the list would be handed over to the Senate for screening “because the President has many people working on him.”

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It is sad and mind boggling that a president of a nation is too timid to make decisions. Our leaders are so lazy, inept and can never see beyond their own needs! I don't know why these leaders hate the citizens so much - I don't think they are interested in any progressive idea nor developing the infrastrutures that will foster developments from the private sector!

if he realy beleive in his 419 rule of law there is nothing to be confused of!! sure there are many igbos,yorubas and his kinsmen hausa mostly like in civil service around to do the job better!!

he is obviously planning on how to swindle more money to buy gworo

^{they are immune to shaira}

na time for yar adua to play in own game for 8yrs too,i dey tell una now its time for revolution believe it or not this evil leaders can never allow yar adua to make nigeria a better for the rich and poors,