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Cabinet reshuffle - Why Nigeria President wan change Ministers

Address  By Bola Tinubu Nigeria President Bola Tinubu

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 Source: BBC

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu don tok say im wan change or switch di pipo wey dey im cabinet.

Di current cabinet members na di Ministers wey dey head different goment ministries.

And for dis current administration, dem dey 42 in number and na for August 2023 dem swear enta office.

Special Adviser to di President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga confam di cabinet change new to tori pipo for di Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“I no get any timeline. Di President don tok im mind to change im cabinet and im go do am. I no know weda im wan do am bifor October 1, but im go surely do am.”

Im add say President Tinubu administration get plenti records of significant achievements as dem dey try to change di economy to beta for evribodi and members of di public sabi dis fact.

Onanuga say Presido Tinubu wan shake-up im cabinet based on "empirical evidence".

Im explain say during one retreat wey dem bin organise for di ministers afta dia swearing-in for August 2023, Tinubu make am clear say dem go dey chook eye on how dem dey perform from time to time.

And na from dia di President go decide which minister go comot and which one go stay.

Why presidents dey reshuffle dia cabinets

Cabinet 'shake-up' or reshuffle na common tin wey dey happun around di world.

E dey aslo happun for both corporate, public and private environments.

Recently, Kenya goment bring out list of additional cabinet secretary nominees as President William Ruto announce for nationwide broadcast.

Di Kenyan president bin announce di Nominees for di proposed cabinet afta e dismiss all im secretaries.

Im bin add say, di cabinet change “dey important to constitute more inclusive goment wey go unlock di potential of citizens from all sectors to drive national transformation.”

Dis wan show say evri administration get dia reasons to change cabinet, but most of di reasons for for improved administration, one sabi tok.

E dey no different from wetin President Bola Tinubu dey plan to do, so dat di Minister wey dey work with am go work well, while di ones wey no dey work well go comot.

For Nigeria, cabinet reshuffle fit happun anytime, e no get any particular timeline.

Di goment of di day fit decide to change, swap or remove any cabinet member based on some factors like, under performance, high performance, quota system, skill and oda political factors.

For July, 2022 former President Muhammadu Buhari do small cabinet reshuffle afta im bin swear in seven new ministers.

For October, 2014 anoda former President Goodluck Jonathan do small cabinet reshuffling afta seven of im ministers bin resign dia positions to pursue dia political ambitions.

Fo now e neva dey clear which minister go comot and di one wey go stay.

Source: BBC