I first wrote this piece on the 10th of January as a foreshadowing into how the cabinet of General Buhari and Prof. Osinbajo would look like if they won the presidential election and now that they have been declared winners of the election, I decided to publish it again as an indication of the high expectations that Nigerians have of the Buhari/Osinbajo government.
The general elections in Nigeria are almost here and various political calculations are being done. Political campaigns have kicked off and political actors are already performing their acts. We have seen some interesting developments on the political scene, especially with the emergence of certain candidates from various political parties but the most notable is the selection of Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). I mentioned in a previous post, that one of the most interesting revelations in the build-up to the forthcoming election is the nomination of Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Many Nigerians believe that the Buhari/Osinbajo combination is a winning combination that will capitalise on the disciplined deportment of Buhari with the brainpower of the cerebral Osinbajo to put Nigeria on the right track.
The general elections in Nigeria are almost here and various political calculations are being done. Political campaigns have kicked off and political actors are already performing their acts. We have seen some interesting developments on the political scene, especially with the emergence of certain candidates from various political parties but the most notable is the selection of Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). I mentioned in a previous post, that one of the most interesting revelations in the build-up to the forthcoming election is the nomination of Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Many Nigerians believe that the Buhari/Osinbajo combination is a winning combination that will capitalise on the disciplined deportment of Buhari with the brainpower of the cerebral Osinbajo to put Nigeria on the right track.
Going by the expectations of Nigerians from the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket, I decided to take a peep into their cabinet. So in an attempt to preempt who and who will make it into their cabinet, I decided to create my own possibilities and it is exciting to think of those who might likely get the nod of General Buhari to serve as his ministers. What would you expect from Governor Tunde Fashola if he is made a minister? What do you think will happen to the ministry/sector he is asked to oversee? Can you imagine the massive transformation that will take place in such sector? How about Dr. Kayode Fayemi? Do you think the sector he is put in charge of will ever remain the same? Think of what will happen to have Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Borroffice Ajayi, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, Governor Aliyu Wammako, Bolaji Abdullahi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Garba Shehu, Prince Tony Momoh, Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah, etc to drive activities of government. These are persons who have demonstrated that they have what it takes to lift Nigeria out of the mire. And if the Buhari government is able to persuade committed and patriotic technocrats like Oby Ezekwesili, Dr. Willie Siyanbola and many others from all over the federation to join his government, Nigeria will, in the not too distant future, regain its lost glory and begin to compare favourably with the advanced countries.
Sincerely, I think the thought of what the Buhari/Osinbajo cabinet will look like is a tantalising one. It is one that many Nigerians cant wait to see materialise, that is if General Buhari does not have other plans. With an array of such qualified and dedicated ministers and advisers, Nigerians can expect better governance and better living standards.
My fellow Nigerians, who and who do you expect to make Buhari’s cabinet? Please don’t hesitate to share your thoughts with me on this page.
P.S. I want to add Dr. Chris Ngige to the list of members of Buhari's cabinet, since he lost his bid to return to the senate. So I expect him to be named the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, since the Igbos have probably schemed themselves out of top political positions in the forthcoming dispensation. With the likelihood of Governor Rochas Okorocha losing the gubernatorial election in Imo State, he may also join the cabinet. I am removing Prof Ajayi Borrofice from the list because he won his reelection bid to the senate (I sincerely thought he was going to lose; I apparently overestimated Governor Mimiko's political influence in Ondo State.) So who else would you love to see in the Buhari/Osinbajo cabinet?
P.S. I want to add Dr. Chris Ngige to the list of members of Buhari's cabinet, since he lost his bid to return to the senate. So I expect him to be named the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, since the Igbos have probably schemed themselves out of top political positions in the forthcoming dispensation. With the likelihood of Governor Rochas Okorocha losing the gubernatorial election in Imo State, he may also join the cabinet. I am removing Prof Ajayi Borrofice from the list because he won his reelection bid to the senate (I sincerely thought he was going to lose; I apparently overestimated Governor Mimiko's political influence in Ondo State.) So who else would you love to see in the Buhari/Osinbajo cabinet?
The only ones I would like to see there are those who indeed desire it, those who don't need any convincing. It's only that sort that will work at it; otherwise, they will always find excuses - like when the C-in-C said he was doing poorly because he received conflicting advice from his advisers, as if he didn't appoint them in the first place
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