At least, six ministers may quit
President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet in October as preparations for the 2015
general elections peak. The affected ministers are expected to resign
their appointments in order to pursue their governorship ambitions in their respective states.
Their imminent resignation is
expected to lead to a major shake-up in the Federal Executive Council. A
Presidency source said the ministers’ exit would lead to constitution of
“election cabinet” by Jonathan.
“Their resignation will come very soon. You know the
President will have to fill the vacancies that will be created before the
general elections in February 2015. You also know that the Senate must approve
nominees.
“It is therefore important that the
list be forwarded to the senators before everybody will be engrossed in
election matters in their various constituencies.”
The ministers who have governorship ambitions in their respective states
are:
Senator Bala Muhammed (Federal
Capital Territory), Mr. Labaran Maku (Information), Chief Emeka Wogu (Labour),
Mr. Nyesom Wike (State, Education), Dr. Samuel Ortom (State, Trade, Industry
and Investment) and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Defence).
While Muhammed seeks to take over
from Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State; Maku intends to replace Governor
Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa State and therefore win the state currently being
ruled by the All Progressives Congress to the PDP while Wogu nurses the
ambition of succeeding Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State.
Wike is interested in taking over
Rivers State from Governor Rotimi Amaechi; Ortom has his eyes on the seat to be
vacated by Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State while Obanikoro also plans to
take over Lagos State from Governor Babatunde Fashola and the APC.
The President’s Special Adviser on
Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Prof. Sylvester Monye, is also nursing
the ambition of becoming the Delta State Governor after Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.
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