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Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by DeepZone: 11:55pm On Nov 19, 2008 |
The ministerial nominees, 11.19.2008 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili Add To Favorites Print This Article Post Comment advertisement DG, NAFDAC Born: July 1954 State: Anambra Education: Ph.D. (UNN) Claim to Fame: Winner of hundreds of international awards and recognitions for work at NAFDAC, including from Transparency International and Time Magazine; holds OFR. Dr. Rilwanu Lukman Hon. Adviser on Petroleum to the President Born: August 1938 State: Kaduna Education: University of London, University of Mining and Mineral Exploration, Austria, and McGill University, Canada. Claim to Fame: OPEC President for eight consecutive times; later OPEC Secretary-General for two terms; three honourary doctorate degrees; holds CFR. Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin D-G, NACCA Born: February 1949 State: Ogun Education: University of Ibadan, University of Birmingham, Cornell University Medical School, New York and Harvard Centre for Population Studies. Claim to Fame: Member of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the Postgraduate Medical College of Pathology, Fellow of the West African Postgraduate Medical College and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London; consultant to the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, UNFPA; has published over 60 papers. Dr. Sam Ominyi Egwu Former Ebonyi Governor Born: June, 1954. State: Ebonyi Education: PhD in Agronomy (ESUT) Claim to Fame: Former Commissioner for Education in Ebonyi State; Head of Department of Crop Science, ESUT; Chairman, University Staff School Management Board; has published over 10 papers and has 30 awards. Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Born: April 1957 State: Kwara Education: Pharmacy degree from ABU, Zaria and an MBA from Ogun State University. Claim to Fame: Member of the House of Representatives (1999 to 2003); two-term member of the State House of Assembly; Kwara Commissioner for Health (1990-1992. Dr. Shettima Mustapha Ex-Minister Born: November 1939. State: Borno Education: PhD in Plant Breeding /Agronomy (ABU) Claim to Fame: Former Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources; consultant to the FAO, IFAD and UNDP; pioneer National Treasurer of the PDP (1998-2001); holds CON and OFR. Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame Ex-lecturer Born: February 1953 State: Bauchi Education: Ph.D. (Ohio) Claim to Fame: Assistant Registrar of Bauchi College of Arts and Science, Bauchi State; Commissioner for Education between 1985 and 1987; elected senator in 1992; pioneer deputy national secretary of PDP in 1998; appointed Senior Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo in August 1999. Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis Politician Born: February 1957 State: Zamfara Education: Advanced Diploma in Public Administration. Claim to Fame: Member, House of Representatives (1992-93); Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development, 2007; a two-term Chairman, Tsafe Local Government Council, Zamfara State (1997-2001); member of the Board of Trustees of ALGON since 2001. Alhaji Sani Mohammed Ndanusa State Commissioner Born: May 1957 State: Niger Education: MSc in Waste and Waste Water Engineering (Louhborough University) Claim to Fame: General Manager, Niger State Water Board (1999-2001); later a permanent secretary in charge of the board; Currently Commissioner for Transportation and Infrastructural Development. Mr. Nuhu Somo Way Industrialist Born: July 1952 State: Kaduna Education: Master’s degree in Architecture (ABU) Claim to Fame: Worked briefly with the Kaduna Polytechnic from 1978 to 1981 before going into private practice; currently chairman/chief executive officer of Cibi Nigeria Limited, Kaduna; member, MAN and NACCIMA. Senator Ibrahim Musa Kazaure Politician Born: November, 1954 State: Kano Education: National Diploma in Building and Civil Engineering. Claim to Fame: Commissioner for Health in Kano State in 1983; elected senator in 1992 and served as the Majority Whip; Chairman, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (2000-2004); Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia with concurrent accreditation to Oman, Yemen and Qatar from 2003 to 2007; also Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to OIC Mission in Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the time. Alhaji Jibril Maigari Politician Born:1958 State: Yobe Education: HND (Public Admin) Claim to Fame: Held senior positions in the State Ministry of Agriculture. Senator Bello Jibril Gada Politician Born: 1954 State: Sokoto Education: Bayero University, Kano and Ahmadu Belo University Zaria. Claim to Fame: Senator (1999-2003) representing Sokoto East Senatorial District. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/19/207.html |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by DeepZone: 11:57pm On Nov 19, 2008 |
Out of 13 ministers, 10 came from the North and only 3 from the South. Holy Moses, so this man is a tribalist?. Slow poison he is. |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by SkyBlue1: 6:14am On Nov 20, 2008 |
Should the question be about the ethnicity of the ministers or their capability? I don't think the face of development has any ethnicity. So if a 100% northern ministerial cabinet ends up doing a good job you will reject it because the cabinet does not show "federal character"? Please, Nigeria is too underdeveloped to afford such "luxury" of being so ethnically focused that it is actually a bit obstreperous especially when you take into account the state of the country. The real question is if Yar Adua still has anything to offer (really finding it difficult to believe so), and if he does then it is natural that he would work with perhaps the people he knows and he is more comfortable with, shock horror that they might actually be northerners, what's the big deal? As long as the job gets done and development is not compromised for any particular side of the country. The ministerial cabinet is afterall made up of 100% Nigerians isn't it? Again, this sort of ethnocentric thinking is one the country can't afford to focus on right now, it just seems folly to do so. |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by AbuMaryam1(m): 7:07am On Nov 20, 2008 |
I dont know what you people (Igbo) are preaching in this country. You had forgotten your sin to this country. Putting you in abeyence is justified. We have already tested your style of leadership long ago. You people didnt reconcile within youself how could you handle the affairs of a great country like Nigeria? Any development they will say marginalisation. Is a high time for us to forget all sort of nonsense. |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by Nobody: 7:30am On Nov 20, 2008 |
true the issues we face in this country are beyond tribalism or national character configurations, but aren't these nominees the same tired old hands? must they continuously be recycled when then have failed us time and again? Rilwanu Lukman?? for what? what more does nigeria owe people like this man? Sam Egwu?? Osotimehin?? what do these guys still want |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by SkyBlue1: 8:41am On Nov 20, 2008 |
ziddy: You will get no arguement from me, i don't know why leaders continue to show such defiance to any real progress whereby in a country of over 140 million people thesame set of very few people who have proven incompetency in the past are always seen as the way to progress into the future, never makes sense,so why make it about where the ministers are from just as the poster seems to be doing rather than their competency? Yar Adua is day by day proving himself to have nothing to offer, but again what could be expected of a leader that was imposed on the populace? Abu-Maryam: Please go through your post, think about it and then reassess where it belongs in this discussion. Sin to the country? It is always disgusting when people speak as if leadership of the whole country belongs to a particular group and hence is a benefit to others if and when such benefit is deemed fit to throw to anybody else, sorry but i really do find it disgusting. Does Nigeria deserve its leaders afterall? When will people begin to look past all this rubbish and begin to go for leadership preference based on the contribution a leader is expected to make as opposed to where he or she comes from? If people continue to think along these lines then such really should think twice before ever lamenting on the state of backwardness of the country. Expected progression with retrogressive views? |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by DeepSoul(f): 9:08am On Nov 20, 2008 |
While we agree that we should focus more on capabilities rather than ethnicity, what do the northern nominees have to offer? Like someone said, these are the same people who have been in power since the Obasanjo administration and they had little or no impact. I wouldnt even call them recycled cos some recycled items still have value! Beyond the northern agenda, what is someone like Sam Egwu doing on the list? He was governor for 8yrs and I do not know what he achieved I see someone who's been a minister before and was a failure on the list I see the same old people who have been stealing money over the years Initially, I didnt blame Yaradua for the group of ministers we had as we all know they were imposed on him by Obj But even now that he has the power the decide, the story isnt any much different. Im disappointed See Sam Egwu. Firstly he wanted to be President, then Vice-president, then PDP chairman. He doesnt seem to have any direction. As long as he's in a position to steal money, it's ok. And then they put Dora Akunyili to "normalise" it. That, to me, isn't enough! When will we start moving forward? I feel like crying |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by gregg2: 9:19am On Nov 20, 2008 |
I have confidence in just three: Akunyili Osotimihin and Lukeman Others are a bunch of Hausa politicians that may not do better than those they are replacing. Yeah, I see traces of ethnic/religious bias in this administration |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by DRANOEL(m): 1:29pm On Nov 20, 2008 |
ignorance is a disease, the list of ministers is a replacement of the ones that were dropped (in other words,states that lost ministers are being replaced) furthermore the remaining list is still awaiting sss approval. i dont know why some of you like putting tribal setiments in everything |
Re: Yaradua Marginalize The South In Ministerial Nomination by coolitempa(f): 10:31pm On Dec 26, 2019 |
The same Yaradua that they are trying to turn to some later day saint was accused of even worse than Buhari.... |
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