... this will delay submissiom to senate

By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja



There are feelers that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency are struggling to manage series of political turmoil billowing in virtually all the states regarding ministerial nominees.

“My brother, the crisis is much this time around, particularly as party leaders have become confident that the President is not a lone stakeholder in the nomination exercise. So, in virtually all the states, particularly those we did not produce governors, the APC is not having it easy at all,” a lawmaker confessed, yesterday.

He disclosed that, “in some places like the South South geo-political zone, there have emerged very strong uncompromising leaders, who would want to have everything their own way, and nothing else.”


The source further disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari might defer accepting any nominee from states where the struggle to produce ministers has become an issue or difficult to resolve until a later date.

Once a scenario like this occurs, the lawmaker contended, “the President would have no choice than to submit to the Senate, names of persons that stakeholders have fully agreed”, adding that the possible intervention of the President in such areas might lead to the submission of partial ministerial list, or even outright delay of its submission.

The Senate proceeded on the two-week vacation last Thursday to allow management of the National Assembly furnish lawmaker’s offices and perfect arrangements for seamless takeoff of the business of lawmaking.

At the moment, the structure housing offices of the 109 lawmakers is virtually empty because all office equipment, and furniture pieces were sold to the members of the 8th Senate upon the completion of their tenure.

It was learnt that the cost of the old items including television sets, sets of chairs, air-conditioners, refrigerators etc, would be calculated and deducted from the severance allowance of each of the outgoing senators.


MEANWHILE the hue of Buhari’s next cabinet would soon crystalise, just as the character of its composition would also emerge within the next two weeks, The Guardian learnt, yesterday.

The Ahmad Lawan-led 9th Senate would upon resumption from its two-week recess on July 2, begin a speedy screening and confirmation of nominees, whose names are expected to be submitted by the Presidency any moment from now.

A ranking senator who volunteered information on the issue told The Guardian that at the moment, there was nothing on ground regarding the list of persons to be confirmed as ministers.

He was, however, optimistic that within the period of the Senate’s recess, President Buhari would turn in the list.


Another lawmaker, a former House of Representatives member, who got elected into the Senate in the February 23, 2019 election said although the President is still within reasonable time if he submits the list before July, expectations are that he would make up for the time lost during his first term when he delayed the ministerial list for six months.

He further noted that it is particularly very strategic and helpful for the President to meet the July timeline because the Senate might proceed on its annual end of session holiday at the end of that month to reconvene in September.

“The President should take advantage of the three weeks that the Senate would be in session between July 2 and 31 by ensuring that the ministerial list is ready before we resume from this two-week recess, so that we simply screen and confirm the nominees within the three weeks that we are going to sit, and thereafter proceed on end of session recess.”

According to him, “anything short of that would amount to dragging Nigeria back to the delay experienced four years ago because the Senate won’t resume until around the third week of September.”

https://guardian.ng/news/division-in-apc-may-delay-submission-to-senate/

NASS that was inaugurated just days ago are on 2 weeks recess,only to return and go for another long vacation until 3rd week of September...when we know that the list of 'saints' will not be ready anytime soon

Do what is right...

All these initial gra gra for nothing......ministers dat everybody know will be appointed by middle of next year

simonlee:
NASS that was inaugurated just days ago are on 2 weeks recess,only to return and go for another long vacation until 3rd week of September...when we know that the list of 'saints' will not be ready anytime soon

My guy watch ur back, before they call u names not urs ooo.

The problem is that many people see government work as avenue to earn money.

Add the fact that there is no coherent vision as to what the governemnt should do over the next four years. We just appoint ministers, and hope for the best.

Aregbesola for Minister Of works

He blamed PDP in 2015 after it took him six months to appoint Ministers
Who will they blame now?

APC again. Hope Buhari will not keep his list for another six month. If I were in Buhari's shoes I will pick professionals as my ministers

Let's have technocrats as ministers.
PMB needs to make a strong statement on his choice of ministers towards determining the success of his next level second term.

They are at it again, they just can never learn from what 'egos' of Amaechi, Rochas, Marafa, and others greedy ones have cost them

What's wrong APC? Trouble in paradise?

A country where everything looks funny

Selfish set of people

Guardian

Hmmm

dreality, I can't hear you again. Next time, a ban awaits you.

Richkid97:
Aregbesola for Minister Of works

Okorocha for minister of health. How about that?

amazon14:


Okorocha for minister of health. How about that?

No thank you

Where some countries are reducing their ministerial portfolio because of recession, our own list will be long like Wikipedia.

At the end, a minister for power will be commissioning projects done by governors.

They will travel out of the country than even Ambassadors for foreign matters.

It won't.help the common man anyways

Where some countries are reducing their ministerial portfolio because of recession, our own list will be long like Wikipedia.

At the end, a minister for power will be commissioning projects done by governors.

They will travel out of the country than even Ambassadors for foreign matters.

We are watching with our 3G phones

I see Amaechi's name, Akpabio, Ambode, And Omo Agege's wife on the list.

G

Division or addition or subtraction. .this is politics it's normal.
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