President Muhammadu Buhari says
all requests by ministers-designate to meet with him should be channelled
through Abba Kyari, his chief of staff.
This may effectively put a death
knell on agitations against Kyari, who was reappointed in July by Buhari
despite streets protests believed to have been orchestrated against him.
He is regarded as the most
powerful aide to the president.
Buhari also said on Tuesday while
speaking the close of the presidential retreat for ministers-designate in Abuja
that all federal executive council (FEC) matters should be channelled to him
through Boss Mustapha, secretary of the government of the federation (SGF).
“In terms of coordination, kindly
ensure that all submissions for my attention or meeting requests be channeled
through the chief of staff, while all federal executive council matters be
coordinated through the secretary to the government of the federation,” he
said.
Buhari said as leaders, their
responsibility is to meet the basic needs of Nigerians adding that majority of
the citizens are anxious.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, majority
of our people are poor and are anxiously hoping for a better life. A Nigeria in
which they do not have to worry about what they will eat, where they will live
or if they can afford to pay for their children’s education or healthcare,” the
president said
“Our responsibility as leaders of
this great country is to meet these basic needs for our people. As I mentioned
yesterday, this Administration inherited many challenges from our predecessors
to mention a few:
“A country in which 18 local
governments in the Northeast were under the control of Boko Haram; Decayed
infrastructure in which our rail lines and roads had severely deteriorated; A
rent seeking economy that depended largely on oil revenues and imports;
Significant unpaid pensions, subsidy debts, legacy contractor debts. I can go
on and on.”
Buhari said the ministers-designate
should use this opportunity to serve Nigerians and the country is prosperous.
“You will find that working
collaboratively and purposefully will enable us to achieve quicker results,
recognizing that four years is not a very long time,” he said.
“For the new ministers, make sure
you engage and benefit from the experience of the older ministers and former
governors in the cabinet.”
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