Except there is a new development that alters the plan, President of the 10th Senate; Senator Goodwill Akpabio will read President Bola Tinubu’s list of Ministerial Nominees during today’s plenary, TheHILL can authoritatively report.
However, by the provision of law, President Tinubu is expected to forward the list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly 60 days from the date he takes the oath of office.
Going by the constitutional provision of the 60 days, the President is left with only 7 days to constitute his cabinet.
TheHILL gathered from multiple sources that the list, which was prepared more than a fortnight ago, has finally been forwarded to the National Assembly.
The Ministerial list is widely anticipated by Nigerians as one that will give an indication of the Policy direction of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration at addressing the myriad of challenges facing Africa’s largest Economy.
Meanwhile, checks by TheHILL divulged that, of President Tinubu’s four predecessors, Olusegun Obasanjo holds the best record. It took Obasanjo just six days to submit the names of his ministerial nominees in his first term and 25 days during his second term.
Muhammadu Buhari, according to our checks, took the rear as he did not send his list of nominees until Day124 of his first term. In the middle of the pack are: President Goodluck Jonathan, 30 days; Buhari during his second term, 54 days; President Umaru Yar’Adua, 59 days. However, it is important to bear in mind that Tinubu’s predecessors did not have a constitutional deadline to contend with.
