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“The last cabinet which I had, most of them, a majority of them I didn’t know.
Just as Nigerians expects list of Ministerial nominee be ready within days, President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to calls for him to form his cabinet.
While Addressing the leadership of the National Assembly during a dinner on Thursday night in Abuja, Buhari said he is under pressure to unveil his ministerial nominees.
In his words: “I am very much aware about it and I am under tremendous pressure on it,” he said.
“The last cabinet which I had, most of them, a majority of them I didn’t know. The President Buhari added
“I had to accept their names and recommendation from the party. I worked with them for three and a half years.” he said
Clark worried over delayed Ministerial list
Earlier, one of the South-South Elder statesmen, Chief Edwin Clark Wade into some national pressing issues, including the yet-to-be-transmitted ministers’ designate list to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
Clark, who is famous for speaking truth to power, highly respected for his views on national issues and the former federal Commissioner for Information granted an interview with a select band of journalists, bares his mind on critical national issues including the yet-to-be-transmitted ministers’ designate list to the Senate for screening and confirmation. Excerpts below.
In his words: “This is an issue I don’t normally agree with people on; counting days and months. The President should be given an opportunity to submit his list. The President in those days, you find that every party will like to nominate candidates and they disagree from one region to the other.
“It takes some time. I do not think it is too late to appoint ministers. After all, the National Assembly has just resumed. Let Mr. President take some time to appoint some people, expert, technocrats, who will serve this country creditably, not looking inward alone. That is my concern, not the time factor.
