Buhari’s Ministerial List to Be out Soon: Lai Mohammed

President Buhari

According to the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari will release his list of ministers soon.

While speaking with journalists in Oro, Kwara State, Mr. Mohammed commended Nigerians for their patience and perseverance, however, he admitted that the Buhari administration would have fared better if his ministers have been in place.

Mr. Mohammed attributed the delay by the president largely on the transfer of power from one party to another.

According to him, when transition in government took place within the Peoples Democratic Party, the cabinet was formed two weeks after inauguration.

“The concern of Nigerians over the delay in the release of ministerial appointments is genuine. But the fact is that this is the first time in the history of Nigeria that the opposition party will take over government from the ruling party,” the APC spokesperson said.

“Our plan was to interface and interact with the outgoing government, but it didn’t just work out so the party set up transition committee which later presented 800 pages of handover documents to Mr. President”

“So, in this kind of situation we found ourselves, we have to be thorough in making appointments ‎because Nigerians’ expectations are very high and it’s understandable.

“So, in a couple of days the ministerial cabinet list would be made available and it would be a thing of the past.”

While responding to the opposition PDP for criticising President Buhari’s performance, he said, “the PDP is just reveling in its new found role of opposition, they are entertaining themselves and Nigerians.”

The president has come under criticisms by the opposition and many Nigerians for failing to name his cabinet more than one month after he assumed office.

Another top official said, his delay in filling important government positions, especially the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is now hurting the smooth running of government businesses.