President
Muhammadu Buhari’s new ministers might be the best ever as a good number of
them have the credentials to turn the fortune of the nation’s economy for good.
President Muhammadu Buhari, his vice Yemi Osinbajo and the newly sworn in federal ministers in
a group photograph
The profile of the newly sworn in ministers read by the president’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu on Wednesday, November 11 before their inauguration showed that Nigerians should anticipate good times ahead.
Some of the reasons for these
ministers will perform are given below.
1. Buhari’s sterling leadership
qualities
President Muhammadu Buhari is a
politician who exemplifies what a good leader should be like. Some of the newly
appointed ministers have already keyed into the agenda of the president even
before they were sworn in. This is a good omen. All of them want to do just
what will appeal to the yearnings of Nigerians and not their personal ego.
2. Little or no nepotism in
appointing portfolios
One of the challenges of the past
governments was that a great number of those appointed as federal ministers
were either not ready or that they lack the administrative skills to oversee
their ministries. However, Buhari’s new ministers are made up of tested and
trusted hands. Someone could pick anyone of them and examine his previous
achievements. A person like the new minister of Budget and National Planning,
Udoma Udoma performed excellently in the financial sector.
3. Reduction in the number of
ministries
The previous presidents all had
overblown ministries. A situation whereby a single minister should head a
ministry was not done. Buhari’s new ministers were given just a total of 24
ministries to administer. All previous governments had more than 24 ministries
in which some of them were drain pipe.
4. Buhari’s statements during the
ministerial retreat
President Muhammadu Buhari read
out the riot act to his ministers before the actual inauguration on Wednesday,
November 11. At the 2 day retreat at Abuja, he told them they have to be up and
doing. He also warned them against any action that could bring about any tint
of corruption to his government.
5. Buhari’s statements during the
ministerial inauguration
The president stated clearly
during the inauguration of his ministers that they were round pegs in round
holes. This justifies the quality of those appointed by Buhari. Also, Buhari
said he avoided the past mistakes some of the previous presidents made. He said
what happened then was that the right sets of people were allocated the wrong
portfolios. In addition, he stated that the citizens now listen to the government as he will work towards reducing poverty
in the country.
Source: Naij.com
Post a Comment