After several knocks and post-inaugural countdown by Nigerians and the media, President Muhammadu Buhari
bowed to pressure. He sent 43 ministerial nominees name to the Senate for screening. This action relit the
Buhari leadership competence debate. The Buhari apologists applaud the president for making such crucial
nominations in almost two months of his second term; a radical improvement from the first term which took
him six months. On the other hand, the opposition contends that Buhari’s ministerial nominees list is
uninspiring and untimely. They knock Buhari for not imitating Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Boris
Johnson of the United Kingdom who constituted their cabinets immediately after swearing-in.
Without further ado, the Buharists averred that the Nigerian political climate and workings is different from that
of South Africa, the United Kingdom, or any other country. Weighing in, this piece examines the factors that
influenced Buhari’s choice and the nominee’s capacity to accomplish the Next Level agenda. It also appraises
the quality of Senate’s screening and the relevance of the bow-and-go tradition.

The Lucky 43
Most of the political heavyweights in Nigeria survive on politics. Subtract all they’ve acquired through politics
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