•Seek place in cabinet, parastatal boards

Ahead of the official announcement of the ministerial-nominees by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, key politicians, former governors and members of the National Assembly, have upped their lobbying.

According to a new amendment to the 1999 Constitution, the president and governors must submit names of persons nominated as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking the Oath of Office for confirmation by the Senate or state House of Assembly.

This means President Tinubu and all the governors must submit lists of nominees for ministers and commissioner by the end of July.

With barely five weeks left before the expiration of the new constitutional mandate, President Tinubu is expected to forward names of ministerial-nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

The Senate, currently on a three-week break, is expected to reconvene in the first week of July, ahead of the screening of ministerial-nominees.

Daily Sun gathered from multiple sources that former governors who are current senators, are among lobbyists for ministerial slots. The source listed over six out of the 14 former governors serving as senators in the 10th National Assembly. He said over 90 percent of those lobbying for jobs left office in May upon the expiration of their tenure.

The source listed a former governor from the South East, who contested for the position of the president. He said the former governor who is a first term senator has been lobbying Tinubu’s men to be appointed minister.

The source also listed former governor from North Central State, who is in the Senate as a first timer. He said the former governor who left office in May is at loggerheads with his predecessor in office over the ministerial slot for the state.

He said though the former governor performed woefully when he held sway and also refused to support President Tinubu’s presidential ambition, he is bent on getting nominated.

Extending his dragnet, the source listed former governors and senators from Ogun, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kano and members of the infamous G-5 governors as top lobbyists for ministerial slots.

He revealed: “There is serious lobbying going on right now. Former governors who just finished their tenure want to hijack the administration of President Tinubu. The sad thing is that many of them are new senators.

“They want to dump their seats in the National Assembly and settle for the position of ministers. They’ve been lobbying seriously, using different people to get the attention of the President.

“Some of them are already at loggerheads with their predecessors because they still want to decide who to get positions at the Federal level. This is the situation.”

He said some of the desperate lobbyists were in France to ambush President Tinubu, who is in the country for an official engagement.

The source, a close ally of the president said the desperate lobbyists went ahead of the president to France with the expectation of securing his attention.

According to the source, the lobbyists have also taken their act to first class traditional and religious leaders to prevail on President Tinubu to appoint them into his cabinet.

“In Zamfara, Kaduna, Kano and Ogun State, former governors from there are battling to serve as ministers in Tinubu’s administration. Some of them were hoping to be named in recent appointments made. Since they’ve lost out, they’re not ready to take anything for granted. In one state, former governor and former senator are at loggerheads on who to be nominated into the cabinet of Tinubu. They’ve employed every means to achieve their aim.

“In Kano, you know the game there; former governor who is very unpopular is lobbying to regain relevance. He’s worried that the president may bypass him and he has been lobbying seriously.

“Same thing for Ogun State where a former governor wants to be a minister even though he’s currently holding a position. He may not get it, though he has contacted traditional rulers to lobby for him.”

A former governor of Imo State, former senator from Anambra State, and a popular politician from Okigwe zone who has held several positions, including being a commissioner between 2007 and 2011, are reportedly leading a revolt against Governor Hope Uzodimma over his alleged inability to support their ministerial appointment bids.

The revelation came after the said individuals met in Anambra recently to fashion out means and ways to wage their war against the governor,.

According to a source privy to the meeting, the former governor from Imo reportedly said Governor Uzodimma did not support his desperation to become a minister.

Apart from ministerial slots, lobbyists are also jostling for board appointments.

Meanwhile, the Coalition of South South APC Voice (COSSAV) has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that only individuals with track records of performance constitute his cabinet.

Mrs. Winifred Chuku, convener, gave the task at a news conference on in Abuja. “We urge Mr. President to carefully select only those with good track records performance, accountability, transparency and young sharp minds of APC members in South South region.”

“As the criminality of oil theft and vandalism of petroleum infrastructure continue to affect the production of crude oil, adequate security will be needed to further stem activities of this economic saboteurs,” she said.

She added that this was the essence of the renewed hope for the region.

https://sunnewsonline.com/appointment-seekers-intensify-lobby-follow-tinubu-abroad/

That's not new, it's normal.

It’s normal in Nigeria nah. Nothing goes for nothing

My personal Opinion!

Former governors like matawalle of Zamfara, Ganduje of Kano, Bagudu of Kebbi, Fayose of Ekiti and that of Jigawa state have little to nothing that they can contribute aside with the sole aim of enriching themselves. I don’t mind ex governors like Fayemi, Dave umahi, elrufai (even though I thoroughly hate this elrufai guy because of his utterances and extremism). There’s abit of know how about these particular ex govs that asiwaju could use. As for Wike, even though he did well as a governor, he seems to lack maturity in some certain waYs.

Above all, BAT knows better that as to who he is appointing and I very well trust in his ability when it comes to assembling great minds. Kudos to BAT so far, Nigeria shall be great again.

From an Atiku supporter.

Appointments that will not last... when the time comes he will be deserted as expected

Ask Ngige sup

When are you giving Keyamo, FFK, Onanuga and Afegbua appointment

It's a natural occurrence in a democracy. It's even more pronounced in the US from where we copied our system of government.

So what should we do?
Nonsense

Whose Land is this?

Land of the ang.ry demons who deliberately believe in lies, knowing that they are false in other to make themselves relevant.

Exactly

Not as if they are hungry to SERVE though.

Jagaban no dey fear but I dey watch am

Pls make this man our Minister of Information

What exactly is the point of this unfounded and speculative post??!

So that when he picks his candidates, you guys can harp on that he chose solely based on Merit!

Y'all should keep up the PR job...!



Nairaland has officially become the media arm of the current Presidency!

To the public: I want to serve my country.
In their mind: I don hit jackpot, time to loot.

Food for thought - If BAT surrounds himself with the same people that destroyed 9ja, then he's no different from bubu.


Check my siggy!

Normal politicians parole.

Former this, former that naim full this report. Mtcheeeww.

2mercy:
•Seek place in cabinet, parastatal boards



https://sunnewsonline.com/appointment-seekers-intensify-lobby-follow-tinubu-abroad/

It's true I saw Peter Obi lobbying for LASMA commander.🤣😂

D

Atenu!

Sun news owned by that man that was crying in the Senate house like a baby when he saw he was not going to be senate president. He conspired with the north against his party and president choice and was defeated

Same man worked against the president in his senatorial zone and at the state level but thank God for the victory of PBAT

Take this news with a pinch of salt

If NTAnews did not carry it then I no dey stress myself anymore

Too many media houses making false reports on behalf of their principal to deceive the masses

Not anymore

Nigerians are in for another ride ; our hope is this ride doesn't take us to "where we no know" Abi should I say "where we dey already but no wan go further in"

Nigerians are in for another ride ; our hope is this ride doesn't take us to "where we no know" Abi should I say "where we dey already, but no wan go further in"

The usual people, what's changed?

Wise people are lobbying for posts now but pride will not allow our blothers to do the needful. Small time, they ll be crying marginalization.