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InfoGuru118:
https://verynigerian.com/cabinet-exit-ends-in-heartbreak-for-tinubu-ministers-tuggar-adelabu-alkali/

The only reason I didn't 'Like' your post is because I believe there may be a possible exception in Tunji Ojo, although he is currently not seeking a political office, as far as I know.

It’s a reflection of how they did their jobs

Tuggar polled 26,001 votes to finish second behind former Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar, who secured a commanding victory with 57,517 votes. Another aspirant, Bala Wunti, came third with 13,648 votes.

Wunti na former NNPC big shot

WantsandMore:
if you were to go by that analogy Trump shouldn't have dreamt to be president

Trump and his family have contributed significantly to their States. They are big players in real estate and entertainment. Plus Trump was backed by the powers that be. These ones came from relative obscurity and became appointed. All of a sudden they are running for Governor. President is easier to win than Governor. Your people know you very well and they know what theu have benefitted from you.

BarrElChapo:
What if Tinubu does the unthinkable and rehires them ?

After he had already replaced them?

What kind of unthinkable thinking is that?

SadiqBabaSani:
There is no minister under Tinubu that will win an election based on merit, non

Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, the Interior Minister would win perhaps he was interested 😜

Easier job.

Elibaba1:
Wait ooo

A Minister resigned FEC Cabinet just to contest for House of Reps? Wowwww!!!!

Not Guber, not Senatorial.
Chaiiiiiiiii

Good riddance.

That's rubbish write up ✍️

You have to take a risk to succeed in life and you can't eat your cake and still have it.

Who gave minister of darkness false hope of winning governorship ticket?This is a practical message to Emilokan.

Unigrad:
Na former Minister of power funny me pass.
After the failures thus far, he wants to be a governor.

Someone who failed woefully for that matter. I believe Tinubu was happy to see him resign. He certainly was looking for a way to get rid of him all along. A national disgrace vying for governorship? Chai!

2mch:
Trump and his family have contributed significantly to their States. They are big players in real estate and entertainment. Plus Trump was backed by the powers that be. These ones came from relative obscurity and became appointed. All of a sudden they are running for Governor. President is easier to win than Governor. Your people know you very well and they know what theu have benefitted from you.

shallow argument. Do not project your limitations on others. Possibly, say things in your opinion, because as it stands , you're generalizing a self imposed opinion whereas in life there's nothing anyone, anywhere can't do.

Elibaba1:
Wait ooo

A Minister resigned FEC Cabinet just to contest for House of Reps? Wowwww!!!!

Not Guber, not Senatorial.
Chaiiiiiiiii

Being a member of the House of Reps is a more stable occupation than being a Minister and a Minister of State for that matter that can be removed in a cabinet shake up at a moment notice.

WantsandMore:
shallow argument. Do not project your limitations on others. Possibly, say things in your opinion, because as it stands , you're generalizing a self imposed opinion whereas in life there's nothing anyone, anywhere can't do.

Well the reality definitely does not support your delusion.

Unigrad:
Na former Minister of power funny me pass.
After the failures thus far, he wants to be a governor.

To keep on putting people in perpetual darkness

Bobloco:
It's a testament of the fact that Tinubu government has been a cataclysmic failure all round

It is not. If you stay in Abuja and enjoy yourself even if you do well in your assignment the locals will not regard you. Politics is local and not online or always appearing in the news. This is what Obi don't understand. They taught him a bit and he began to go up and down sinking ancient boreholes and donating money. This is not enough. You do it when you don't need anything from them. When you need them you tell them that it's your turn to get paid back.

Dancebreaker:
House of Rep is better than minister. Unless it's a major ministry. One was even only a minister of state (junior minister).

In the HoR if you win, you can stay for 4 years. FEC minister, you can be fired at any time. If by chance you become a Select Committee chairman/woman, as Ibori's daughter became in her first term in the HoR, you will make money.

Also, during this current government, most ministries didn't even get 25% of their budget/allocations. It was in the news recently, before the former Minister of Finance left. In fact, the revelation by the former finance minister was one of the unpalatable things Tinubu was unhappy about.

This one na for career and politics forever politicians. Technocrats in the government have no time and interest in politics. Once they leave, they head back to their profession.

Why not build a first term portfolio on credibility and trust with your ministerial office, then, proceed to run for HA or GV?
Is this not common sense? No, not here, in nigeria.

2mch:
Well the reality definitely does not support your delusion.

alright.

SadiqBabaSani:
There is no minister under Tinubu that will win an election based on merit, non

Being a Minister does not give you an advantage if you suddenly want to get into political level at State level.

This is because many Ministers are technocrats and not core/grassroot politicians with solid local followership as others have spent years becoming.

Meaning most Ministers will lose outright against opponents well-entrenched in State/local politics if they resign to contest for office in their State of origin.

Adelabu, for example, was a good and effective power Minister IMO. His effort to tackle the problem of non cost-reflective tariffs in the power sector is the truth because Nigeria needs private sector investor cash and expertise to deliver our now fully deregulated/privatised power sector.

They will stay away if Nigerians are unwilling to pay the true cost of power supply inclusive of decent ROI profit for investors.

Much as I was hoping Adelabu can become Governor, I was always sceptical he could secure APC ticket because I don't believe he is prominent in OYo local politics.

It is foolhardy for Ministers to believe their visibility to Nigerians somehow gives them an advantage, when they wish to contest political office in their States, against well-entrenched politicians withe gradsroots popularity.

As simple as that. All this rubbish of linking the political loss of some Ministers to their involvement in Tinubu's government is prejudiced and lazy thinking.

Racoon:
The evil they enthroned in the national level will continue to hunt all of them just a Buhari cabinet members are facing now.

Rubbish talk as usual from one of the most emotional and biased poster on Nairaland.

I don't believe I have ever seen a measure post from you showing critical thinking and not inflluenced by your pathological and inordinate hatred of the Tinubu Government. Are most Ministers politicians? No. Many are technocrats.

Ministers who resign to contest for political office in their State of origin can be praised for their bravery and ambition but even they will know it's a big gamble because they are going up against well-entrenched career politicians, popular at State grassroots level, most of the time.

Loss of Tinubu's Ministers has nothing to do with the bolded in your post. What "evil" did Adelabu "enthrone" at the national level if, beyond emotions and ignorance, you truly understand the solution our power sector needs?

Vision101:
This one na for career and politics forever politicians. Technocrats in the government have no time and interest in politics. Once they leave, they head back to their profession.

Ministers are mostly political acolytes from the business and political class.

Considering the huge money in 9ja politics, many former technocrats want to go into politics these days. But most don't have the godfather, grassroot and financial base 9ja politics require.

But true, the genuine technocrats/intellectuals find 9ja politics too messy to venture into.