President Bola Tinubu
One year after Tinubu inaugurated his cabinet, Sunday PUNCH reported that a reshuffle was imminent.
Nonetheless, it was gathered that the shakeup would transcend portfolio swaps. Instead, some portfolios and ministries, such as the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, would be scrapped, while others would be split and merged.
Officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk about the matter, said Tinubu was expected to release the list on Thursday but decided to “sleep on it” for a little while.
“We are just waiting for the go ahead. All I know is that we are waiting for him to send the new names of those he wants to drop and those he wants to appoint.
“The last I know, he (the President) said he wants to sleep over the list again before he releases it. Maybe he still wants to change his mind about some names,” a source said.
Similarly, another official debunked reports that lobbyists crowded the President’s residence in the UK.
“That’s not true. You know there would be speculations all over the place. Do they know where he is? Even if they know where he is, can they access him?
“Some say lobbyists are just visiting him from left, right and centre. But on this trip, he will likely undergo medicals, too. The way he is resting now, no one can see him just like that. They won’t allow people to access him like that. I can guarantee that,” said the source.
On September 25, 2024, the Presidency confirmed that Tinubu would soon rejig his cabinet.
However, it said the exercise would be based on the performance data from reports the Central Delivery Coordination Unit submitted to the president in the past months.
Tinubu’s working leave in the UK began on October 2 and will end on October 16.
Source: punchng.com
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