Buhari’s Ministerial List Will Be Released Soon – Garba Shehu

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special
Assistant (Media and Publicity) to
President Muhammadu Buhari has called
for the understanding of the public as
the President took time to form his
cabinet.
Shehu had sought the patience of the
public on Monday in Abuja while
fielding questions from newsmen on the
issue.
He said the president must be left alone
and given sufficient time to select
members of his cabinet.
“We are calling for the understanding of
Nigerians in this regard as any attempt
to rush the process could result in
disservice to the administration and the
country,” he said.
According to him, the 8th National
Assembly must be in place to approve
nomination list from the President,
adding that the life span of the 7th
Assembly still lingered.
He said: “I have no idea, absolutely no
idea, but it is not something anybody
will rush because you know that the
National Assembly will have to approve
the president’s nominees.
“The incoming 8th National Assembly
must be given the opportunity to fully
participate in the process.”
On why the President is still operating
outside the presidential villa, Shehu said
renovation of the presidential lodge was
ongoing.
“The contractors are working probably
at their own pace, if I need to know or if
you need to know why, probably we
have to talk to someone there.
“At the moment, I am not saying the
president is comfortable where he is at a
rented apartment, nevertheless, he is
operating from there.”
According to him, the president would
move into the Presidential Villa as soon
as it is ready.
In another development, Gov. Abu Bello
of Niger had promised to improve the
state’s Internally Generated Revenue
(IGR) through investment promotion.
Bello said this in an interview with
newsmen after a closed door meeting
with the president in Abuja.
“Once the minister of Trade and
Investment swings into action, we intend
to promote a lot of investment in Niger
State, especially in the agriculture sector.
“And once industries come up, I believe
our IGR will improve. We know that
there are some gaps that need to be filled
to block wastage and leakages.
“We are still studying the situation and
hopefully in the next few days we will
have the situation reports ready,” he
said.
Bello said the focus would be to create
jobs for the youths by concentrating on
agriculture, education and health sectors.
“We need to train a lot of our youths in
these sectors, so hopefully once that is
achieved, it will reduce the level of
unemployment in the state and the
country in general.”