President Buhari Raises Committee On Ministers Portfolios
The battle for slots – and the speculations – in
the 43-man cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari intensified yesterday,
with ministers-designate trying to outwit one another.
The President is said to have raised a Kitchen Cabinet advisory committee on how to put a round peg in a round hole.
The advisory committee is said to have concentrated on the 29 new members who are joining the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Most of the 14 old ministers will return to their portfolios, according to sources close to the committee.
But there is a pall of uncertainty over Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, even as Monday is tentatively slated for the inauguration of the ministers.
Ministers-designate have been meeting some power brokers to intercede on their behalf for portfolios where they will be able to influence decisions, The Nation learnt.
Some ministers-designate are said to be lobbying for ministries where they can impact on the lives of Nigerians with much visibility.
Some of the ministers-designate have, however, been suspected of lobbying for some portfolios, which they believe can help to oil their political machines ahead of the 2023 general elections.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Most of the ministers-designate have stayed put in Abuja to outplay each other in the lobbying for portfolios. Since they have no direct access to the President, they have been mounting pressure on some power brokers and members of the President’s Kitchen cabinet.
The President is said to have raised a Kitchen Cabinet advisory committee on how to put a round peg in a round hole.
The advisory committee is said to have concentrated on the 29 new members who are joining the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Most of the 14 old ministers will return to their portfolios, according to sources close to the committee.
But there is a pall of uncertainty over Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, even as Monday is tentatively slated for the inauguration of the ministers.
Ministers-designate have been meeting some power brokers to intercede on their behalf for portfolios where they will be able to influence decisions, The Nation learnt.
Some ministers-designate are said to be lobbying for ministries where they can impact on the lives of Nigerians with much visibility.
Some of the ministers-designate have, however, been suspected of lobbying for some portfolios, which they believe can help to oil their political machines ahead of the 2023 general elections.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Most of the ministers-designate have stayed put in Abuja to outplay each other in the lobbying for portfolios. Since they have no direct access to the President, they have been mounting pressure on some power brokers and members of the President’s Kitchen cabinet.
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