Presidential sources have confirmed that President Muhamamdu Buhari is taking a step in the new direction, to ensure that he injects new blood into his cabinet soon.
This move has sparked up tension among the current Ministers, as to what their fates may be at the end of the exercise.
It was learnt that since the Buhari returned from his recent medical vacation in the United Kingdom, UK, which spanned over 100 days, he and his Deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, have been “rubbing minds” on a possible cabinet reshuffle.
“Mr President and Mr Vice President have met several times over a cabinet reshuffle. This started when Mr Vice President paid an emergency visit to Mr President in London, sometime in July. They are still discussing the issue. Mr President has sought to know how the Ministers fared when he was away in London. He is certainly going to inject new blood”, a source said.
To many Nigerians, the reshuffle is not coming as a surprise, with the cabinet being perceived as largely failing to excite Nigerians with their performance over the last two years.
It would be recalled that President Buhari took four months after his inauguration to constitute a cabinet, raising expectations that he is keen on getting people who would transform the country in a short period.
However, two years on, no one is surprised by news of a reshuffle, which has been circulating for months, even before the President travelled to London for treatment.
An Economic Analyst and Columnist, Tope Fasua, thinks this administration needs to revive itself with a new cabinet.
“It’s certainly past time for the Buhari government to rejig its line-up. Any system should be subjected to reorganisation even when times are good. In this instance, we got a few things wrong ab initio. Nigerians have been expecting a reshuffle. It will be great for Baba to pump in new blood in the hope that he can finish the remaining two years with a flourish. I wish him good luck”, he said.
“A cabinet reshuffle is a very high possibility. Don’t be surprised if it happens soon. The President is disposed to effecting a major change in his cabinet. Some members of the cabinet will have their portfolios swapped, and if need be, some could be dropped”, another source said.
This certainty has caused anxiety amongst the Ministers, with one of them stating that: “We always discuss this (cabinet reshuffle). We know it is going to happen. So, we won’t be surprised if it happens. The problem is that only the President knows the criteria he is going to use, and this is our fear. No one knows who will be affected”, the Minister, speaking anonymously, said.
Already, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is positioning itself to make a significant input in the new cabinet, having felt that it was side-lined by the President when he constituted his cabinet in 2015.
However, the Presidency is keeping its cards close to its chest, as regards the planned reshuffle, with the President’s Spokesperson, Femi Adesina, when contacted, refusing to confirm the move. He did not however, rule out a reshuffle.
“The President assembled his cabinet. He is the only one who can assess them, and he is the only one to decide if and when he will reshuffle the cabinet”, Adesina said.
NANS’ President, Chinonso Obasi, had in a statement said: “We urge the President to use the opportunity of his return to quickly introduce a new sense of vigour into his administration by re-positioning his cabinet for effectiveness and efficiency. There is need to bring on board, cerebral, competent, vibrant, contemporary and dynamic young people to stimulate the administration and revive the ailing economy”, he said.
Two years into the President’s four-year term, the country is yet again gripped by the anxiety of forming a new cabinet. The long wait might come to an end soon.
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