ABUJA – Submission of names for ministerial slots in the
incoming government has begun in earnest, Vanguard learnt
on Monday.
The process, it was learnt, followed a directive by the
president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari to the
governors on the platform of All Progressives Congress,
APC to forward the names of candidates.
Three names from each states are to be submitted.
Already, a governor in the south east last week told the
stakeholders in the zone to immediately comply.
But Buhari also stated two conditions which he advised the
governors to adhere to in submission of the ministerial the
appointment.
One of the conditions was that the candidates must be
technically competent and of proven integrity. The second
reason is that the persons must also show loyalty to the
party.
By this, a source said that Buhari indirectly laid emphasis on
the need to field the names of the founding members of the
party and not defectors from other political parties.
The President-Elect, it was gathered also told the governors
that he however reserved the right to chose from among the
three names that are likely to be submitted from each
governor.
Vanguard also gathered that Buhari may not likely run a
bloated cabinet where the status quo is 42 Ministers.
A source who craved anonymity told Vanguard that Gen
Buhari may also eliminate the Ministers of State position as
he had said he would reduce the cost of governance
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