musiwax:
Unlike a certain former President who specialises in the Yam and Goat theory, President Buhari actually have people who vets his articles.

azimibraun:
Obama wanted Sanjay Guptar of CNN as secretary for health but he declined stating that he had his long term plan drawn to do humanitarian work and he has a contract with CNN so Obama looked elsewhere. Inotherwords words Buhari could be suffering from that too. If you want a cabinet of "Corrupt Nigerians " you can form one in 5minutes but if you want a cabinet of people with fear of God and commitment to serve fatherland, it could take you more than 5months. Just a "FEW GOOD PEOPLE" with Requisite competence can be found in my country.

Elose11:
Its either the op was the one that reseached that statement for Buhari or he is a spin doctor out to deceive the gullibles. From your quote of the statement, Buhari was refering to Obama first tenure. That started in 2008/2009. So why are you then basing most of your posts on his second tenure 2012/2013.
By Jan 4 2009 when Obama was sworn in for the first time, 98% of his ministers and other aides were already nominated by him awaiting confirmation by the Senate. Buhari has been sworn in almost two months now yet not even 4% of his aides have been appointed.

musiwax:
We should be careful of how we take news from the self-acclaimed oppositions on Nairaland, who post half-truths in a bid to embellish their evil vendetta. Unfortunately, due to disjointed analysis and basic incompetence on many levels, the opposition I'm afraid have succeeded in making a mockery of their role as a viable alternative.

Now before we proceed, let us examine what President Buhari actually said which was also corroborated by the accuser in chief



Pause and take a moment to note the keywords "did not have his full cabinet". Another factor to note before we continue is that, nominating a member of cabinet doesn't mean automatic confirmation by the senate, the case of Thomas Perez the Secretary of Labor is classic example. Let us remember the keyword "full cabinet in place", lest we digress from the focus of this riposte.


On November 6, 2012, Obama won 332 electoral votes, exceeding the 270 required for him to be reelected as president. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in the Blue Room of the White House. A public ceremony took place on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the United States Capitol building.

Gary Locke (2009-2011) - Secretary of Commerce
Former Washington Governor Gary Locke was designated as the third Commerce nominee, multiple media outlets reported on February 23, 2009. An official announcement was made at a press conference with Locke and President Obama. After confirmation on March 24, Locke became the first Chinese American Secretary of Commerce, and the third Asian American in Obama's cabinet, joining Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, the most of any administration in United States history.

3 months after inauguration


Kathleen Sebelius (2009-2014) - Secretary of Health and Human Services
On March 2, 2009, President Barack Obama introduced Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as his choice to fill the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sebelius was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 2009 amid the swine flu health crisis.

In April 2013, after the rocky start of HealthCare.gov, the website set up to enroll Americans in insurance exchanges, Sebelius decided to resign as Secretary as according to Sebelius the March 31, 2014 deadline for sign-ups under the health care law provided an opportunity for change so that Obama would be best served by someone who was not the target of so much political ire.

5months after inauguration



Sally Jewell (2013-present) - Secretary of the Interior
On February 6, 2013, President Obama nominated the CEO of REI, Sally Jewell, as Secretary of the Interior. The Senate confirmed Jewell's nomination by an 87-11 vote on April 10, 2013.

4 months after inauguration



Penny Pritzker (2013-present) - Secretary of Commerce
On May 2, 2013, President Obama announced the nomination of hotel magnate Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce. On June 10, 2013 the Commerce, Science and Technology Committee unanimously approved Pritzker's nomination. On June 25, 2013 Pritzker was confirmed by the full Senate on June 25, by a vote of 97 to 1.

6 months after inauguration



Thomas Perez (2013−present) - Secretary of Labor
On January 9, 2013, Hilda Solis announced she would not stay on for Obama's second term and that she was resigning. On March 18, 2013, President Obama nominated assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez for labor secretary.

Republicans oppose the nomination because they see him as a "committed ideologue". On May 16, 2013 Perez's nomination was endorsed by the committee along party lines. The vote sends the nomination to the Senate floor.

On July 18, 2013 Perez was confirmed as labor secretary after senators reached a deal to avert changing the chamber’s rules and which on July 17 saw the Senate vote to move forward with a vote on Perez, with his nomination getting 60 votes to break the filibuster. The Senate ultimately confirmed Perez on a party-line vote, 54-46.

7 months after inauguration



Anthony Foxx (2013-present) - Secretary of Transportation
Anthony Foxx, Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 29, 2013, to succeed Ray LaHood. On June 10, 2013 the Commerce, Science and Technology Committee unanimously approved Foxx's nomination. On June 27, 2013 Foxx was unanimously (100-0) confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Foxx was sworn in on July 2, as the 17th Secretary of Transportation.

6 months after inauguration


I rest my case.

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PassingShot:
Lalasticlala Seun Ishilove Obinoscopy, please take this thread to the HQ too, especially since the thread it's countering is already there.

Abok1:

Everyone on Nairaland knows Barcanista to be an ambidextrous individual with a knack for myopic swevens based on hear-says and mere trumpery. He is constantly making face-saving ripostes, in a bid to launder an already quomodocunquized reputation, while constantly making spontaneous panegyric eulogy about GEJ. While with the same warped logic, slags President Buhari, whose only crime is ousting the non-performing incumbent in a free and fair election.

azimibraun:
Obama wanted Sanjay Guptar of CNN as secretary for health but he declined stating that he had his long term plan drawn to do humanitarian work and he has a contract with CNN so Obama looked elsewhere. Inotherwords words Buhari could be suffering from that too. If you want a cabinet of "Corrupt Nigerians " you can form one in 5minutes but if you want a cabinet of people with fear of God and commitment to serve fatherland, it could take you more than 5months. Just a "FEW GOOD PEOPLE" with Requisite competence can be found in my country.

FxDuke:
OP is striving hard to sound intelligent...can you please refer us back to Obama`s first term in office back in 2008 and focus on that. in as much as i like the integrity of mr president, having to work without a cabinet is not a healthy development

modhream:
This is a rather disjointed post by the OP.While Obama's first cabinet wasn't totally filled until some months after his inauguration,he indeed start making his nominations December 2008,a month before he was sworn in.
As for those that came in during the second term,none of those cabinet positions were vacant until their approval by the US Senate.Heck,Eric Holder had to stay on for months past his due resignation cos his replacement was not approved on time by the Republican-led Senate.
Let's keep things in clear context here,everything musn't be viewed from partisan perspective.
I'm a Buhari supporter,btw.Not that that is any important to this discuss

Bitterleafsoup:
Shame on you! So you just read that trash the OP wrote and took it for sense

benuejosh:
Just came to read the analysis not commenting.

modhream:
This is a rather disjointed post by the OP.While Obama's first cabinet wasn't totally filled until some months after his inauguration,he indeed start making his nominations December 2008,a month before he was sworn in.
As for those that came in during the second term,none of those cabinet positions were vacant until their approval by the US Senate.Heck,Eric Holder had to stay on for months past his due resignation cos his replacement was not approved on time by the Republican-led Senate.
Let's keep things in clear context here,everything musn't be viewed from partisan perspective.
I'm a Buhari supporter,btw.Not that that is any important to this discuss

JustCalMeDBoss:
The OP confirms he is a DUMBFUUCK. Even with the facts presented he is ignores the facts. Show the type of ppl u are. A country without a cabinet and u guys are hailing the president. APC chairman said buhari is afraid to appoint even a cleaner. Shows he lacks the most fundermental skill of leadership. Managing ppl. He only knows how to lead as a dictator.

philips70:


Barcanista is my friend, you guys should not kill his career this early. OP please take it easy with him next time.