There are indications that Rivers State
Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and
former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may lock horns over
nomination of members of General
Mohammadu Buhari’s (GMB) economic
think tank that will formulate the retired
army general’s economic policy.
Already, Alhaji Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi,
former chief economic adviser to late
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who an
online newspaper, TheCable, said Buhari
has tipped as the head of the think tank, is
facing serious opposition from members of
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to the online newspaper, “since
TheCable reported that the economics
graduate of Wagner College, New York,
U.S. was tipped to head the economic
policy directorate of the Buhari Campaign
Organisation, the former head of state and
senior APC chieftains have been inundated
with calls by concerned Nigerians who
kicked against Kurfi’s membership.”
Some of those who are opposed to Kurfi’s
headship of the economic directorate are
said to be doing so on the grounds that it
is going to send the wrong signals if the
former economic adviser to the late
Yar’Adua is allowed to play any major role
in Buhari’s quest to become Nigeria’s
president next year.
But while most members of the party are
bickering over the choice of Kurfi whom the
former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, allegedly
described as a “terrible economist” in
whistle-blowing Wikileaks cable, Buhari is
said to be keeping mute over the
disagreement.
“I am aware that many well-meaning
Nigerians have been expressing worries
over Yakubu. Buhari has not told any of us
categorically that Yakubu is his choice to
head the team. He is already aware of the
possible repercussion,” an APC top official
reportedly told TheCable .
The head of the policy think-tank is
expected to end up holding a major
position in government and play the kind of
role Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is playing
presently if Buhari wins the presidential
election next year.
Though, full membership of the committee
has not been officially announced but two
former commissioners in Lagos State,
Wale Edun and Yemi Cardoso, are said to
have been nominated by Tinubu, who
today is the most powerful member and
national leader of APC.
It is also said that Amaechi, who is the
director-general of the campaign
organisation, who has been accused by
his former chief of staff and the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) governorship
aspirant in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, of
funding Buhari’s APC with Rivers’ fund is
not aware of the nominations.
Besides that, Amaechi is also said to have
his own list of credible and knowledgeable
Nigerians who can work with Buhari to
produce an economic blueprint.
“His input will certainly be sought. He has
his own candidates. The only fair
conclusion is that the team is still being
put together, but of course, General Buhari
will have the final say. And we will resist it
if Amaechi’s list is not considered not after
he was robbed of the vice president slot
after all his contribution,” a commissioner
in Rivers who refused his name in print
said.
According to the commissioner, “we in
Amaechi camp is still nursing his rejection
as vee pee and we will not take another
humiliation.”
Kurfi, who is from Katsina State like Buhari
and has been close to the retired major
general for decades, is not in the good
books of many because of his perceiveds
role in the Yar’Adua’s government.
He was seen then sas the most powerful
political appointee of Yar’Adua and was
held responsible for the stalling of many
projects initiated by former President
Olusegun Obasanjo allegedly because of
personal interest.
He was said to have stalled the execution
of power projects, Kano-Lagos rail
modernisation and the renewal of oil
mining licences of multinational oil
companies.
Kurfi was also said to have shot down
several bills on privatisation sent to
Yar’Adua by the Bureau for Public
Enterprise (BPE), and was even held
responsible for the reversal of the sale of
Warri and Kaduna refineries to a company
owned by Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola.


http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/12/amaechi-tinubu-may-clash-buharis-think-tank/

GEJ till 2019

They are mature and intelligent.
So there wount be any political brouhaha.

Buhari for president

GMB till 2019

Inventing News when there is none!

APC- One Big Family!

I don't care about Tinubu or Atiku or APC.
I care about Buhari



Sai Buhari 2015

holatin:
They are mature and intelligent.
So there wount be any political brouhaha.

Buhari for president

Sounds like you are saying this half-heartedly.

Tranquill:


Sounds like you are saying this half-heartedly.

Tranquill:


Sounds like you are saying this half-heartedly.

Really
a clash in politics is possible
But a clash between tinubu and amaechi is unpossible (English)

temitemi1:
GEJ till 2019

Please get your provincial refrain from here, we are discussing how to rescue Nigeria from a terrible mess you are still blabbing the cause of the mess

clash for where tinubu is a selfless leader i believe amaech can't against the decision of our party


vote buhari vote change apc progress

Ameachi,tinubu . . . . Bunch of bandits

I know some will say itz pdp at work

PDP work or not.. GEJ 8yrs go complete .. after GEJ wins next year election if you are not please u can kindly relocate to Mogadishu... Come back after 2019...to support buahri presidency again. Maybe by then he might clinch the Aso Rock job

Nah this period Newspaper will sell pass. With all these allegations

Fake PDP report.

Tinubu and Amaechi operate at different levels within APC. Tinubu and Buhari are at the top. Others, including Amaechi are one step below.

The idea that Amaechi can and will compete with Tinubu within APC is a PDP dream that will not come true, at least for a while yet.

Also why would there be a clash if Tinubu nominates 2 members of a committee and Amaechi also suggest names?

Unlike PDP, APC is a happy family where people make concessions when necessary and move on.

As they continue bickering on who will be in Buhari's shadow economic team, oil prices are crashing and Buhari still has no clear alternative policy direction or any economic policy at all to present to Nigerians.

If APC was a serious party this team should have been in place before the APC nomination and the delegates should have taken Buhari's economic policy into consideration before nominating him.

Just based on what was Buhari nominated as APC candidate? He has no policy on anything!!!!!!

Typical of Buhari. Mallam will soon fill every important position in the national space. PTF In mind.

Seriously this Tinubu is damm! fugly