Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says the sacking of
two ministers and the reshuffling that followed is a way to reinvigorate the
Buhari administration.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme
on Thursday, Adesina said the ministers were not removed owing to weak or poor
performance but to consolidate on “legacy performance”.
“Matter of fact is that the president said he had reviewed
the performance of the cabinet and needed to reinvigorate for the last run. He
said he wanted to consolidate on legacy performance and projects,” he said.
“He needed some reinvigoration but he didn’t say anything
about weak or poor performance.”
The president’s spokesperson also said the two ministries
that are affected have areas that need improvement, noting that the president’s
action must have been informed by the desire to revamp these areas.
“If you look at the nine priority areas, you will see that
as much as the ministers did in my own esteem, there are areas of improvement
in those two sectors,” he said.
“The president must have what he wants to achieve in those
two areas within the 20 months left in government and maybe that is why he did
what he did. But it was by no means a red card on their performance.”
On September 1, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the
sacking of two of his cabinet members.
The affected cabinet members were Saleh Mamman, minister of
power, and Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture and rural development.
Mohammad Abubakar, minister of environment, is expected to
assume office as the minister of agriculture and rural development, while
Abubakar Aliyu, the minister of state for works and housing, will take over as
the minister of power.
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