assigned portfolios to 36 ministers who are expected to
implement his 'change' agenda.
Presiding at the swearing in ceremony of the new ministers,
Buhari said that the assigning of portfolios was done to put
square pegs in square holes, adding that members of his
team were carefully chosen and assigned portfolios to reflect
their capacities.
More than 3 months after the ministers were assigned
portfolios, some have refused to come out of their shell.
Top sources within some ministries have posited that most
of Buhari's ministers are technically unfit for some of the
ministries they were posted to, and have continued to make
blunders and have become stumbling blocks to the
administrations 'change' agenda.
Post-Nigeria gathered that President Buhari is said to be
under intense pressure from some 'powerful' forces,
including his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to
"undertake a cleansing of the Federal Executive Council,
FEC."
As part of the impending restructuring, the following
ministers have been seen to be doing nothing and many have
recommended for their immediate disengagement before
they lead the Buhari administration astray.
Geoffrey Onyeama – Minister of foreign affairs
Many had hoped that he would wield in his international
expertise into Buhari's agenda, however, more than 3 months
after his appointment as the minister of foreign affairs,
Nigeria as the giant of Africa still does not have a focused
foreign policy agenda.
The failure to manage Buhari's public and international
perception has been traced to the lack of a foreign policy
agenda.
If a nation's foreign policy is understood as the expression
of its national interests vis-à-vis other countries, it follows
that foreign policy decisions need to be made and expressed
and should not be left only with the so called Buhari's 'body
language'.
Aisha Alhassan – Minister of women affairs
"Mama Taraba" was reported to have told the grieving
chibok parents that they were not invited, during their visit to
the villa. She was also reported to have told them that, the
girls were not kidnapped under the current government, "so
why are you harassing us?" As if the diatribe was not
enough, Minister Alhassan reminded them: "You wanted
schools, you wanted hospitals, you wanted this and that…
you wanted so many things."
As a minister of women affairs, many had expected that she
would have been at the fore front of the chibok agenda. She
has no doubt failed to carry the women folks along. Hence,
there is an urgent need to find a suitable replacement.
Kayode Fayemi – Minister of solid minerals
The former governor of Ekiti state shocked many when he
was assigned his portfolio as he was reported to have said
that he would need time to learn in his ministry. An
admission that nothing much should be expected from him
as he did not envisage he would be posted to the ministry of
solid minerals.
More than 3 months after he was assigned the portfolio, the
former governor is yet to convince Nigerians that he is the
right man for the job.
Lai Mohammed – Minister of Information and culture
He is a specialist in image laundering; he has refused to
move on from the days of political campaigns. His public
statements have done nothing, but dent the public image of
the Buhari administration. He speaks on every issue, even
though he does not have the right information, he would
always speak.
He has continued to blame the previous government for the
failures of the Buhari administration. He once said the 2016
budget was not padded, whereas the President admitted that
his budget was padded. Many believe the former
spokesperson of the APC would be more productive if he
returns as the spokesperson of his party.
The current state of the economy is enough for the minister
of finance to resign her position. The confusion within the
economy especially on policy statements has been attributed
to her inability to steer the ship of the Nigerian economy.
More than 3 months after she was handed the portfolio as
the minister of finance, many Nigerians have become worst
of, as poverty and hardship are now the order of the day.
Adebayo Shittu – Minister of Communications
The controversy surrounding the MTN fine has exposed the
lack of managerial qualities of the Minister of
Communications.
The hullabaloo trailing the role of the Ministry in the out-of-
court settlement by MTN Nigeria, and its payment of N50
billion to the Federal Government still remains unaddressed.
It is worthy to note that the telecommunications regulatory
organ, the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, has
been shielded away from the settlement process.
What other reason do we need to convince us that the
minister of communications seems to be finding it difficult
with his current portfolio.
Muhammadu Buhari – Minister of Petroleum Resources
He has been tagged the junketer-in-chief for his frequent
foreign trips, which are still yet to yield benefits to many
Nigerians. Many have forgotten that he is the current
minister of petroleum resources and hence should be held
responsible for the frequent fuel scarcity in the country.
The best decision Buhari must make is for him to relinquish
his position as a minister, because his effect has not been
felt, more than three months after.
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