Ministers in Panic Mood over Cabinet Reshuffle

There was a strong indication on Monday, 21 October, 2024 that some of the Ministers are jittery over the imminent cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Recall that Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had recently hinted at the possible cabinet reshuffle, where those found not to be active and adding value to the Renewed Hope Agenda, will be dropped.

Nigerians have been criticizing present set of Ministers as some critics claim that the majority of them are said to be occupying such sensitive positions on grounds of political patronage and not performing up to expectations.

Before President Bola Tinubu announced his cabinet, there were high expectations that technocrats would constitute the majority of his cabinet.

Sources close to the Presidency had claimed that before the President travelled to the United Kingdom for his two weeks vacation, a list containing the performances of the Ministers had been compiled by Mrs Hadiza Bala Usman, who is the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination and head of Central Delivery Coordination Unit.

According to one of the sources, Mrs Usman has the herculean task of compiling the performances of the Ministers and that she has diligently done her work.

According to the source, “some of the Ministers are jittery and have tried to lobby her but she is not the kind of person to be manipulated. She is a strict and thorough person right from the time she was the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority.

“The President is going to rejig his cabinet to bring fresh hands that will help to translate his Renewed Hope Agenda into a complete reality.”

Meanwhile, President Tinubu was said to have had a meeting yesterday with Mrs. Usman in his office in Aso Rock.

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