To ensure that it  hits the ground running after the May 29 hand-over, President-elect, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has started putting together his cabinet, according to Vanguard report.
 
He has directed governors elected on the platform of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to forward the names of their ministerial nominees and the governors have started responding.
 
Three names are to be submitted by each state.A South-East governor, last week, told stakeholders in the zone to immediately comply.
 
The conditions
While giving the directive, Buhari also left at least two criteria the governors must meet in nominating people for the appointment.
 
One of the conditions is the candidates must be technically competent and of proven integrity. The second condition is the person must be loyal to the party.
 
APC faithful to be considered first
By this, a source said that Buhari indirectly laid emphasis on the need to field the names of founding members of the party and not defectors from other political parties.
The President-elect, it was gathered, also told the governors that he reserved the right to choose anyone from the three names submitted by each governor.
 
Lean cabinet
Vanguard also reports that Buhari may run a lean cabinet where the status quo is 42 ministers. A source, who craved anonymity, told Vanguard that Buhari may also eliminate the slots for ministers of state to reduce the cost of governance.
 
However, the source said that there is pressure on Buhari from his party to accommodate ministers of state  to “at least compensate women in the party.” “Left to Buhari, he wouldn’t have more  than 20 ministers but there is a lot of pressure on him to use it to compensate the women,” the source disclosed.
 
Apart from compensating women and other party faithful, Buhari is also bound by the constitution to choose at least one minister from each state of the federation.
On whether he would toe that path, another source, who is a member of the National Assembly, said “unless, he would want to amend the constitution, he is obligated to run a broad cabinet.”
 
APC govs to meet Buhari today Meanwhile, APC governors would be meeting with the president-elect today.
 
Though the meeting appears to be a congratulatory one, Vanguard learned that issues relating to the party’s interests would be discussed. Such issues include the lingering imbroglio surrounding the zoning of National Assembly leadership slots like Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives among others.
 
It was learned that zones jostling for the positions had been asked to meet at the zonal level with their National Assembly members to come out with a harmonised position on the issue to enable the Buhari/Oyegun committee set up for that purpose to take a stand on it.

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Good move by the amiable General Alhaji Buhari.

Sai BABA all the way till 2023

I support this, especially the party faithful part because most of our politicians are greedy and selfish (not just cat fish but shark) *wink*

Technically ameachi cannot be a minister under this buhari administration

Baba to gbaski!!!
U too much jooor

Must there be a Minister of State The party chieftains should pls allow this man (GMB) to do all that he wishes to do, they are all in the best interest of the people.I support his idea of not wanting to have more than 20 ministers. This will reduce the cost of governance and also give him an opportunity to manage his ministers effectively.

I think there is a need to revisit the constitution for now until when things are back to normal then we can go back to one minister from each state, having lean ministers is the best. Option, cuz it will give you more time to evaluate and assess them and at same time the cost of governance will not be a burden, and pls the general should remember to make it compulsory for all the ministers to have their children in public schools and they should be visiting general hospital for medical check against going outside

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I think itz a good idea, we should not look at every state having a ministerial nominee, what we need here is credible and hard working man, and him cuting the cost of governance will as well help his led administration.
God bless Nigeria
God bless GMB

That is good.

Booked

kazmanbanjoko:
Sai BABA all the way till 2023

something don day worry your head this morning ba?

hope the CLUELESS one and wife can see this cos the last tym i checked PEJ said buhari has no brain and i begin to wonder if someone without a brain can reasom like this.thumbs up to our SAI BABA,SI BUHARI

hbpeze:


something don day worry your head this morning ba?

notin ooo, i'm just feeling irie

Ddonoflife:
hope the CLUELESS one and wife can see this cos the last tym i checked PEJ said buhari has no brain and i begin to wonder if someone without a brain can reasom like this.thumbs up to our SAI BABA,SI BUHARI

I feel you. Phd(Certificate) doesnt make one a good leader. Jesus Christ wasnt a University graduate neither was phophet muhammadu...