Saturday, September 28, 2024 -A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s planned cabinet reshuffle, arguing that the move holds no significance for Nigerians facing harsh economic conditions.
Last week, the presidency announced that Tinubu is preparing to
reshuffle his cabinet, although Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President
on Information and Strategy, did not provide a specific timeline for the
action. "I don’t have any timeline. The President has expressed his desire
to reshuffle his cabinet and will do it. I don’t know whether he wants to do it
before October 1, but he will surely do it," Onanuga told State House
Correspondents in Abuja.
However, Galadima downplayed the potential reshuffle, asserting
that Nigerians are more concerned about their daily struggles. “That [planned
cabinet reshuffle] has nothing to do with me or any Nigerian. What is of
importance to all of us is bringing down the harsh conditions of living and the
buck stops only on the table of one man,” the NNPP chieftain said during an
appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
“That is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. No amount of reshuffling can
make a difference. As far as that team is only ‘job for the boys,’ nothing will
come out of it.”
Galadima also stressed that the president, like any leader, is
ultimately responsible for the performance of his cabinet. "Anybody that
calls himself president or governor" is accountable for their cabinet’s
actions, he noted.
Accusing some of Tinubu’s appointees of self-interest, Galadima
added, “He should be told that some of his appointees are more interested in
their pockets than service delivery.”
While Galadima admitted to having higher expectations for Tinubu
when he took office, he expressed disappointment in the president's current
performance.
“I expected him to do better than this; and to hit the ground running,”
he said. Galadima also called on the president to urgently address the
country’s foreign exchange crisis, which has seen the naira continue to decline
in value.
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