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…It’s Cover Up For Buhari’s Failure-PDP
The President, Muhammadu Buhari has explained he sack the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman, in order to reinvigorate his cabinet and consolidate legacy achievements.
He said the contributions of the ministers could be considered weak,adding that his action have helped to identify and strengthen weak areas, close gaps.
He spoke at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the ministers were sacked after an independent and critical self-review of their performance.
The president redeployed Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, to the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, while Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, Minister of State, Works & Housing was asked to assume office as the Minister of Power.
Buhari said that the sackings of the ministers was to also close gaps, build cohesion and synergy in governance, manage the economy and improve the delivery of public good to Nigerians.
He said, “On Wednesday 21st August, 2019 the current Federal Executive Council was sworn-in after a rigorous retreat to bring returning and new members up to speed on the accomplishments, challenges and lessons drawn from my first term in Office and to emphasise the nine priority areas of government for the second term.
“Two years and some months into the second term, the tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review has taken firm roots through sector Reporting during Cabinet meetings and at Retreats.
“I must commend this cabinet for demonstrating unparalleled resilience that helped the government to navigate the disruption to global systems and governance occasioned by the emergence of COVID-19 shortly after inauguration. The weekly Federal Executive Council meetings was not spared because the traditional mode was altered.
“As we are all aware, change is the only factor that is constant in every human endeavour and as this administration approaches its critical phase in the second term, I have found it essential to reinvigorate this cabinet in a manner that will deepen its capacity to consolidate legacy achievements.”
The president explained that the sacked ministers had earlier been informed, adding that vacant positions would be filled in accordance with the constitution.
“In due course, substantive nominations will be made to fill the consequential vacancies in accordance with the requirements of the constitution.
“I have personally met with the departing members to thank them for their contributions to discussions in cabinet and the invaluable services rendered to the nation.
“Today, effectively marks their last participation in the Federal Executive Council deliberations and I wish them the best in all future endeavours,” he said.
But, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),described the sack of the two ministers as a ludicrous and infective attempt to cover for his failures in office.
The party, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said it’s also investigating the real reason behind their sack, given Mr. President’s public approach to fighting corruption by “easing out” the culprits.
The party maintained that the manifest inefficiency of the Buhari administration is a product of President Buhari’s myopic and divisive approach to governance as well as the impunity and corruption deeply embedded in his administration and party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It added that even if the best hands are recruited, they will be contaminated by incompetence, impunity, disregard to rules, divisiveness and corruption that have become the hallmark of the APC and its administration.
The party implored President Buhari and the APC to note that Nigerians are not swayed by the sack of the ministers but are eagerly awaiting the exit of the Buhari Presidency and the APC come May 29, 2023, as there is no hope in sight under their purview.
Meanwhile,All farmers Association of Nigeria(AFAN) has congratulated new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar,the former Minister of Environment.
A statement on Wednesday by Arc Kabir Ibrahim, National President of AFAN,said Buhari’s administration was committed to achieving food security within the shortest possible time, adding that the change of leadership was necessary.
He said: “All Nigerian farmers assure you of full cooperation and pray to Allah to guide you in your new assignment.We are willing to work assiduously to feed the 200,000,000 people of Nigeria sustainably and thereby make your job worthwhile.
The leadership of AFAN lhad had running battle with former Minister of Agriculture and called for the sack of Nanono, over what they described as “his incompetence and lack of effective leadership in the ministry.”
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