A chieftain of the Labour Party and the Chief spokesperson for the defunct Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr Yunusa Salisu Tanko has declared that there is nothing good about the process of ministerial nomination.
President Bola Tinubu after 57 days in office, transmitted a list containing the first batch of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate on July 27. The second batch containing 19 names was forwarded to the upper chamber on August 2.
Amid controversies that shrouded the screening of some of the nominees, the senate on August 7 announced the confirmation of 45 out of the 48 nominees.
Reacting to the confirmation, Dr. Tanko said nothing good will come out of the government. “What do you expect from an administration that rigged its way to power? The entire administration is faulty, and this is why we are challenging it.
“Our case in court should tell Nigerians that we don’t even trust the government in the first place. If the government is bad and we are challenging it, then is it the ministers that you think will be good?”
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Meanwhile, recall that the lawmakers failed to confirm three of the nominees.
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, former Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Senator Abubakar Danladi and the nominee from Delta State, Stella Okotete were unable to scale the hurdle of screening over security reasons.
While it is yet unclear what would be the fate of the three nominees, National Daily gathered that El-Rufai who was expected to head the power sector, has jettisoned the ministerial ambition.
A source conversant with the development said the former governor has informed the President that he is no longer interested in the ministerial slot.
The APC chieftain, who chose not to be mentioned, said El-Rufai made his stance known to the president during their Tuesday meeting in the State House, Abuja.
“He had wanted to leave the country to rest abroad after he completed his eight years in office in May this year. Tinubu begged him to join the cabinet. It took El-Rufai some weeks to agree to serve in this administration.
“I’m beginning to believe that we Nigerians don’t like progress. There are some elements in Aso Rock who are plotting against El-Rufai and it’s all because of the 2027 election.
“Some of them don’t trust El-Rufai and that is just the truth. They feel threatened. They think he will plot against Tinubu and support Shettima, his fellow northerner in 2027, which I don’t think is possible.
“El-Rufai had commenced an investigation to know why Nigerians are not able to have constant electricity after so many years. He was ready to transform the power sector which is the bedrock of economic growth.
“He had previously done well at the federal level. The Federal Capital Territory is one of the best cities in Africa today all because of El-Rufai but ethnicity won’t allow some people to reason in this direction,” he said.
It was learnt that the former governor, who is off to the United Kingdom, vowed to steer clear from Nigerian politics while enjoying his rest.Nothing good about Tinubu’s ministerial nomination process, says LP chieftain
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A chieftain of the Labour Party and the Chief spokesperson for the defunct Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr Yunusa Salisu Tanko has declared that there is nothing good about the process of ministerial nomination.
President Bola Tinubu after 57 days in office, transmitted a list containing the first batch of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate on July 27. The second batch containing 19 names was forwarded to the upper chamber on August 2.
Amid controversies that shrouded the screening of some of the nominees, the senate on August 7 announced the confirmation of 45 out of the 48 nominees.
Reacting to the confirmation, Dr. Tanko said nothing good will come out of the government. “What do you expect from an administration that rigged its way to power? The entire administration is faulty, and this is why we are challenging it.
“Our case in court should tell Nigerians that we don’t even trust the government in the first place. If the government is bad and we are challenging it, then is it the ministers that you think will be good?”
Meanwhile, recall that the lawmakers failed to confirm three of the nominees.
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, former Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Senator Abubakar Danladi and the nominee from Delta State, Stella Okotete were unable to scale the hurdle of screening over security reasons.
While it is yet unclear what would be the fate of the three nominees, National Daily gathered that El-Rufai who was expected to head the power sector, has jettisoned the ministerial ambition.
A source conversant with the development said the former governor has informed the President that he is no longer interested in the ministerial slot.
The APC chieftain, who chose not to be mentioned, said El-Rufai made his stance known to the president during their Tuesday meeting in the State House, Abuja.
“He had wanted to leave the country to rest abroad after he completed his eight years in office in May this year. Tinubu begged him to join the cabinet. It took El-Rufai some weeks to agree to serve in this administration.
“I’m beginning to believe that we Nigerians don’t like progress. There are some elements in Aso Rock who are plotting against El-Rufai and it’s all because of the 2027 election.
“Some of them don’t trust El-Rufai and that is just the truth. They feel threatened. They think he will plot against Tinubu and support Shettima, his fellow northerner in 2027, which I don’t think is possible.
“El-Rufai had commenced an investigation to know why Nigerians are not able to have constant electricity after so many years. He was ready to transform the power sector which is the bedrock of economic growth.
“He had previously done well at the federal level. The Federal Capital Territory is one of the best cities in Africa today all because of El-Rufai but ethnicity won’t allow some people to reason in this direction,” he said.
It was learnt that the former governor, who is off to the United Kingdom, vowed to steer clear from Nigerian politics while enjoying his rest.