The past fortnight has been marked by the turbulence of ministerial screenings carried out by the Senate. However, preceding this process was a heated debate over the inclusion or exclusion of nominees from the list.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Upon Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration as President on May 29, 2023, there was a widespread hope that the ministerial list would be unveiled by the end of June.
The prospect of appointing new ministers had faced setbacks when former President Muhammadu Buhari displaced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from power in 2015….CONTINUE READING
The delay in the release of the ministerial nominees’ list, which contradicted earlier predictions, was attributed to the President’s determination to consult key stakeholders.
The list, containing 28 names, was finally disclosed on Thursday, July 27, 2023, just under 48 hours before the expiration of the constitutionally mandated 60-day deadline for its release. Nonetheless, some of the selections left many unimpressed.
Anticipatedly, the nominations by ‘Jagaban’ (a reference to Senator Tinubu) had the potential to spark disagreements.
Analogous to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who invested extensive time crafting the ministerial list, many analysts believed that Tinubu’s delay in revealing the list didn’t warrant the associated apprehension.
This sentiment was exacerbated by the inclusion of some former governors, whose political careers had become synonymous with the halls of power.
In contrast to 2015, it was widely expected that the President would have excluded the contact information of politicians who had entrenched themselves in the corridors of power.
Even though political pundits had predicted the political decline of former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, due to his amiable connection with Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the camaraderie between the two seemed to have crumbled.
Ganduje, the former APC governor, resurfaced as the National Chairman of the party, mending the fractured bond between him and his ex-mentor.
It is evident that the ongoing dynamics in Kano have strained the relations between the APC and NNPP. Ganduje has implored his former mentor, now in control of Kano politics, to relinquish the sword of political animosity and return to the APC fold.
