PMB TO BRING MINISTERS ON IN SEPTEMBER AND RISK INVOLVED BY ADENUGA TUNDE

According to the Washington Post, President Muhammadu Buhari as part of the activities on his trip to the United States, made it clear that he would be bringing his ministers on board by September. going by this statement, the earliest time we should expect ministers is 95 days if it is September 1^st  counting from Inauguration date and the latest we can find is 124 days should PMB decide to bring them on by 30th of September. 

In support of this, the President made it clear that he needed some certain rules and structures to be in place before forming his cabinet. Fantastic! If that would curb the menace of corruption in the system. But the worry is this. Do we actually need to wait this far before charting a course for a government who was given an uncontested victory since March 28th? Even though we had various excuses including the alleged delay in the

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hand over notes by the past administration.But from May 29th till date and not being able to say this is the direction the government is taking is worrisome. The fact that we will still have to wait till sometime in September to really get things rolling is nothing but a salt on injury.

The government may have more genuine reasons for this delay as it was said but the economic indices below are things to urgently look into so that things do not get too bad before having a revival. The stock market has lost over a trillion Naira in the last 6  weeks because no good speculator will jump into any investment without knowing the path government policy will take. Queuing is gathering again at the filling stations. Many aren't selling. Those who are selling are doing so between N100 & N120 per litre even though I bought mine for N110. Is there still subsidy or not, there is no communication from anywhere. For those who are celebrating the recent clamp down of the EFCC against looters, it is a good thing but I cannot roll out my drums yet until some of these suspects are nailed to prison. We have seen more than this in the past. The case against Timpreye Silva was struck out few weeks ago. Fani Kayode had to change his name because he won against EFCC. Lamido and sons were given heroic welcome in Jigawa last week as well. So far no single suspect has been nailed. All happened in this administration. So, I will advise we relax on the EFCC thing until these cases are concluded. So that don't take the risk of having activities without movement. As for the security, there may been some works in the pipeline, but until we have a relief, I will not join mediocre to celebrate any government for now. The animals are still carrying out havocs almost on a daily basis. Pls don't contend this unless you are living in Borno or Yobe. Inflation is still on the high side. A kilo of Turkey is between N1000 and N1200 depending on the market you decide to go and many cases like. You do not have to be married to confirm this. The recent bailout for the governors including those rogues who milked their people dry was a good gesture but because there is no coordinator at the moment in the ministry of Finance, this is most likely to end up as a free lunch for the governors. At the moment, Ondo state civil servants will be embarking on a strike starting from tmw and Governor Aregbesola's people were at the mercy of the Church for food aid on Sunday. It is that bad. This is what you see when there is a delay in putting up structures. Truly, it may require the government some times to clear any mess but I think September is on the high side.

As comparing by PMB on the late forming of the cabinet by Barak Obama at inception should not be a factor here. PMB must note that the United States have strong institutions that work by default in the absence of any appointments. But Nigeria is not at that level yet. Appointments are very important for now. Things may go out of order by then. Even using America as an example is wrong. Obama administration formed the major parts of his cabinet just two week after his inauguration. The attached document confirms this. So, where did the President get this information from? Honestly speaking, and even though it is my opinion, I think September cabinet is too late especially for a government who promised to hit the ground running at campaigns.

This is not the time to play politics or exercising any sympathy for any government but a time to stand for nothing but the truth. Making crucial appointments if not all at this time is very important for this government . At the moment, i think we are on auto pilot.

God bless Nigeria

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