President Muhammadu Buhari explained, yesterday, that he was
yet to appoint his ministers because his predecessor’s transition committee
submitted its report on the previous administration to him late.
yet to appoint his ministers because his predecessor’s transition committee
submitted its report on the previous administration to him late.
Buhari, who spoke to newsmen at the Summit of the African
Union in Johannesburg, South Africa, said he was being careful in order not to
make mistakes in appointing individuals especially to key positions such as in
the finance and petroleum ministries.
Union in Johannesburg, South Africa, said he was being careful in order not to
make mistakes in appointing individuals especially to key positions such as in
the finance and petroleum ministries.
His words: “I don’t know why people are so anxious about
ministers. But eventually we will have (them). But the main reason is that I
have an interim committee which I agreed with the former President Jonathan
that the ministers of the outgoing government should hand over their notes or
their documents to this interim committee so that a position can be prepared
for the new government to start from with clear records from ministers.
ministers. But eventually we will have (them). But the main reason is that I
have an interim committee which I agreed with the former President Jonathan
that the ministers of the outgoing government should hand over their notes or
their documents to this interim committee so that a position can be prepared
for the new government to start from with clear records from ministers.
“But the ministers knew that they were going while the
technocrats, the permanent secretaries and directors and so on, would remain.
If anything goes wrong they would be invited to explain, but unfortunately the
outgoing government did not cooperate.
technocrats, the permanent secretaries and directors and so on, would remain.
If anything goes wrong they would be invited to explain, but unfortunately the
outgoing government did not cooperate.
“So, what the committee did was to divide itself into about
five sub-committees and got a resource person that was willing to come and
bring the document, and so they prepared and I got the report I think three
days ago.
five sub-committees and got a resource person that was willing to come and
bring the document, and so they prepared and I got the report I think three
days ago.
I’m not in a hurry to
get ministers
get ministers
“I was waiting for this report because I would like to know
the position of things in the government especially in terms of finance and
petroleum industry. So, I am not in a hurry to get ministers.
the position of things in the government especially in terms of finance and
petroleum industry. So, I am not in a hurry to get ministers.
“I want to get ministers after at least I have seen the
report because I don’t have to appoint a minister today and sack him the next
week because this report would give me what actually happened in terms of
security, and economy of the country.
report because I don’t have to appoint a minister today and sack him the next
week because this report would give me what actually happened in terms of
security, and economy of the country.
“And since I have to have ministers from politicians and
technocrats, I wouldn’t (like to) make the mistake of getting somebody, who has
been involved on account of accountability,“ he said.
technocrats, I wouldn’t (like to) make the mistake of getting somebody, who has
been involved on account of accountability,“ he said.
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