The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has asked President
Muhammadu Buhari to grant him the privilege to nominate a candidate to fill the
slot of the state in the Federal Executive Council.
Muhammadu Buhari to grant him the privilege to nominate a candidate to fill the
slot of the state in the Federal Executive Council.
Mr. Fayose, who made the request in a letter to the President
dated May 31, 2015, said if the request was granted by the President, he would
send a worthy and competent Ekiti professional for appointment in the federal
executive council.
dated May 31, 2015, said if the request was granted by the President, he would
send a worthy and competent Ekiti professional for appointment in the federal
executive council.
He said, “Should the request be favourably disposed to, I
shall be happy to nominate a worthy and competent professional who can always
oblige your excellency and your cabinet the benefit of a second opinion in the
serious business of governance.”
shall be happy to nominate a worthy and competent professional who can always
oblige your excellency and your cabinet the benefit of a second opinion in the
serious business of governance.”
He noted that he wrote the letter based on the declaration
made by the President that he would put the overall interest of the country
above political partisanship and biases.
made by the President that he would put the overall interest of the country
above political partisanship and biases.
The governor also hinted that his letter was on the strength
of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria section 147 sub (2)
and (3) which states that, “Any appointment to the office of the Minister of
the government of the Federation shall if the nomination of any such person to
such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.
of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria section 147 sub (2)
and (3) which states that, “Any appointment to the office of the Minister of
the government of the Federation shall if the nomination of any such person to
such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.
“Any appointment under sub- section (2) of this section by
the President shall be in conformity with the provision of section 15 (3) of
this constitution provided that in giving effect to the provision aforesaid,
the President shall appoint at least one minister from each state who shall be
indigene of such state.”
the President shall be in conformity with the provision of section 15 (3) of
this constitution provided that in giving effect to the provision aforesaid,
the President shall appoint at least one minister from each state who shall be
indigene of such state.”
Mr. Fayose argued that since Ekiti is a Peoples Democratic
Party state where the state governor, the National Assembly and the state
assembly members are PDP, it was expedient that he be accorded the honour of
naming the minister that would come from the state.
Party state where the state governor, the National Assembly and the state
assembly members are PDP, it was expedient that he be accorded the honour of
naming the minister that would come from the state.
He noted that this would not be new, saying that late Bola
Ige, who was the leader of the Alliance for Democracy and the party’s National
Chairman, Ahmed Abdukadri, were made minister and special adviser respectively
by the PDP government of Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.
Ige, who was the leader of the Alliance for Democracy and the party’s National
Chairman, Ahmed Abdukadri, were made minister and special adviser respectively
by the PDP government of Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Lere
Olayinka, confirmed the development.
Olayinka, confirmed the development.
“Yes, he wrote the letter and it has been delivered to the
President,” Mr. Olayinka told Premium Times
President,” Mr. Olayinka told Premium Times
Source: Premium Times
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