“ Previous transitions from one president to the other did not require long process like this. I think this is part of the evolution of democracy. The country has to be a little bit more patient, it cannot be with immediate effect,” he said.

source: http://dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/top-stories/20794-buhari-needs-more-time-to-appoint-cabinet-ahmed-joda

kibo:
Yes he needs time to select the right people, we totally understand that.
But lest he forget, extra delays will amount to inefficient running of the ministries, as they dont have heads and agenda.
The ministries are the driving force of the economy, and PMB should know this.
This election has been won since March, surely i expected PMB to have planned out his cabinet right from the day he won.
All the same, i wish him the best.

kibo:
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MissBiba:
ur m8 dey buy beta land 4 village u com dey nairaland dey buy land ba....i pity u

kibo:
Yes he needs time to select the right people, we totally understand that.

But lest he forget, extra delays will amount to inefficient running of the ministries, as they dont have heads and agenda.

The ministries are the driving force of the economy, and PMB should know this.

This election has been won since March, surely i expected PMB to have planned out his cabinet right from the day he won.

All the same, i wish him the best.

kodded:


You had 2 months...

...Smh

PassingShot:


Having won the election since March 28th should not mean he should have appointed cabinet members by now especially when hand-over notes were not submitted in time.

A government that is determined to succeed will want to understand the enormity of the tasks in each and every ministry so as to be able to put the right person in those ministries. It has to be a painstaking process for PMB and his team to get it right. Meanwhile, permanent secretaries will continue to take charge of the routine activities in their ministry till right persons are appointed.

The hand-over notes were officially handed over to PMB on May 28th as against May 14th earlier promised by GEJ. It was clearly a deliberate attempt to frustrate smooth take-off for PMB.

Hopefully now that the TC has completed it's task, PMB will announce his team within the next one week or thereabout.

Getting it right at first has higher values than rushing it but not getting it right.

kibo:


Mr Passing Shot, i did not say PMB should rush and select ministers.

i am simply saying that delay is tantamount to inefficiency in the running of the ministries which has a ripple effect on the economy.

All this talk about handover notes and past administrations is not the main concern. We cant be blaming his inability to select ministers on the past government. That will be absurd and irresponsible.

BTW, we all know that the likely issue delaying the appointments would be QUOTA SYSTEM.

You have tryed to exonerate Buhari and blame the past administration for his inability to select ministers on time. That is a very biased judgement.

Let us be objective here.

“For about [b]five weeks, we went through
memorandum, listening to presentations from all over this country. Today (yesterday), we submitted about 800 pages of the report to Mr President. It’s now his property and I believe in due course, he’ll begin to act on it,” Joda said.

“We received the handover note on the 25th of May and that report was about 18,000 pages and it took time to even sort them out and to make sense from them, read them, analyse them and come up with recommendations,” he added.

“I think he (Buhari) deserves a little bit more
time. This is not an ordinary transfer of
government from one president to the other. In
this country, we’ve never witnessed this kind of
transition from one political party to another;
the political party in opposition won the
election,” the super federal permanent secretary
stated.

"Previous transitions from one president to the other did not require long process like this. I think this is part of the evolution of democracy. The country has to be a little bit more patient, it cannot be with immediate effect,"
he said

PassingShot:

I have not blamed past administration for his delay in appointing ministers BUT only stated what caused the delay which unfortunately is failure to get the reports from the ministries (hand over notes).

How can it be the quota system when the president must have had a long list of people likely to be his ministers from different parts of the country already with him? To me, the quota system is a smaller issue than knowing who fits where.

By the way, GEJ announced his cabinet on July 29th 2011. OBJ' and Yar'Adua's were also in July. So, how has PMB delayed when we're still in June.

Have you ever considered that an APC govt taking over from a PDP govt CANNOT be as smooth/easy as a PDP govt taking over from another PDP's?

In the case of PDP to PDP, many things can be glossed over or not even visited whereas in the case we find ourselves, it is illogical to expect the first one or two months to be smoother than what we witness now. Please be objective!

PRYCE:
What was he doing since he was issued his certificate of return? Oh I forgot, Flying around to be and on one occasion, was left standing under the british weather for 45 mins....

kibo:


[b]Firstly, you cannot be using Jonathan's administration as a yardstick to measure GMB's performance. We expect a faster and more efficient process of running government, or is that not the CHANGE ??

The arguement that "handover notes" caused delay is not rational. Let us assume Jonathan even refused to release his handover notes before he left, are you implying that GMB is not capable of circumventing the process to a steady plane or we wouldn't move on as a country.[quote]
funny of you to say delay of handover notes is not rational! A new employee in an organization will normally struggle to find his/her feet if there is no handover from the previous occupant of the position; how much more a whole new government of a country. Sure, without handover notes, the country will run eventually BUT after a protracted take-off. The take-off will be like a headless chicken struggling to stand.

[quote]The task of governance is not an easy one, it comes with its own peculiarities. No excuse is tenable from the number one citizen, especially for sensitive issues like this. GMB has all the resources he needs. It cant be business as usual.[/b]

I believe that any incoming political leader, anybody at the head of government should be given at least a little time to develop his own rhythm. I do not think it is right to impose one’s own sense of governance rhythm on anyone. This county was not coming from ground zero. This new administration is not just getting in at ground zero, but somewhere below zero. So I think, we should just give some little time for any incoming government to find its pace, decide its own priorities. I have mine, you have yours. Everybody here has his or her priorities. In fact, mine changes all the time, depending on whether electricity is flowing or it is not flowing. So let us just give the government a little time.

kibo:
Yes he needs time to select the right people, we totally understand that.

But lest he forget, extra delays will amount to inefficient running of the ministries, as they dont have heads and agenda.

The ministries are the driving force of the economy, and PMB should know this.

This election has been won since March, surely i expected PMB to have planned out his cabinet right from the day he won.

All the same, i wish him the best.

makzeze:
President Muhammadu Buhari deserves a little more time to appoint his cabinet members, the chairman of his transition committee, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, has said.
Joda said this in an interview with State House journalists yesterday after submitting to Buhari, an 800-page report of the memoranda and presentations its committee received from across the country.
He explained that transfer of power from one political party to another as recently witnessed Nigeria requires a long process.
According to him, this is part of the evolution of democracy, and that Nigerians have to be a bit more patient as such evolution cannot be with immediate effect
He noted that political appointment was entirely the president’s prerogative, saying Buhari would go through the committee’s report and understand its recommendation.
On the insinuation that the submission of the report delayed political appointments, Joda said one of the terms of reference of his committee was to get the handover notes from former president Goodluck Jonathan, but that the committee did not receive it until weeks after its inauguration.
“For about five weeks, we went through memorandum, listening to presentations from all over this country. Today (yesterday), we submitted about 800 pages of the report to Mr President. It’s now his property and I believe in due course, he’ll begin to act on it,” Joda said.
“We received the handover note on the 25th of May and that report was about 18,000 pages and it took time to even sort them out and to make sense from them, read them, analyse them and come up with recommendations,” he added.
“I think he (Buhari) deserves a little bit more time. This is not an ordinary transfer of government from one president to the other. In this country, we’ve never witnessed this kind of transition from one political party to another; the political party in opposition won the election,” the super federal permanent secretary stated.
“Previous transitions from one president to the other did not require long process like this. I think this is part of the evolution of democracy. The country has to be a little bit more patient, it cannot be with immediate effect,” he said.

source: http://dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/top-stories/20794-buhari-needs-more-time-to-appoint-cabinet-ahmed-joda

makzeze:
President Muhammadu Buhari deserves a little more time to appoint his cabinet members, the chairman of his transition committee, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, has said.
Joda said this in an interview with State House journalists yesterday after submitting to Buhari, an 800-page report of the memoranda and presentations its committee received from across the country.
He explained that transfer of power from one political party to another as recently witnessed Nigeria requires a long process.
According to him, this is part of the evolution of democracy, and that Nigerians have to be a bit more patient as such evolution cannot be with immediate effect
He noted that political appointment was entirely the president’s prerogative, saying Buhari would go through the committee’s report and understand its recommendation.
On the insinuation that the submission of the report delayed political appointments, Joda said one of the terms of reference of his committee was to get the handover notes from former president Goodluck Jonathan, but that the committee did not receive it until weeks after its inauguration.
“For about five weeks, we went through memorandum, listening to presentations from all over this country. Today (yesterday), we submitted about 800 pages of the report to Mr President. It’s now his property and I believe in due course, he’ll begin to act on it,” Joda said.
“We received the handover note on the 25th of May and that report was about 18,000 pages and it took time to even sort them out and to make sense from them, read them, analyse them and come up with recommendations,” he added.
“I think he (Buhari) deserves a little bit more time. This is not an ordinary transfer of government from one president to the other. In this country, we’ve never witnessed this kind of transition from one political party to another; the political party in opposition won the election,” the super federal permanent secretary stated.
“Previous transitions from one president to the other did not require long process like this. I think this is part of the evolution of democracy. The country has to be a little bit more patient, it cannot be with immediate effect,” he said.

source: http://dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/top-stories/20794-buhari-needs-more-time-to-appoint-cabinet-ahmed-joda