There is palpable anxiety in the ranks of some former and serving governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and its leaders over the delay by President Bola Tinubu in releasing the final list of ministerial nominees.
There is also serious pressure on President Tinubu regarding the list.
The President is under obligation, based on constitutional provision, to forward the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate within 60 days of his inauguration for screening and confirmation.
With only three days to the expiration of the 60-day window, some former governors and serving governors, some APC leaders and PDP leaders, who worked hard for the victory of President Tinubu in the February 25, 2023, elections are becoming agitated.
Their anxiety, Vanguard gathered, is fueled by the information that the President has been editing the list he previously prepared and it appears that they are mounting pressure on Tinubu.
APC govs submit 3 names
It was gathered that the President had given the APC governors the privilege to submit three names from their states including technocrats from which he would select one out of the three.
The party leaders, Vanguard were reliably informed and were told to identify competent persons that would help drive the agenda of the government.
A highly placed source informed Vanguard that the President made it clear that he has an interest in Rivers, Kano and Lagos states and would like to personally choose ministerial nominees from the three states, while the Vice President, Kashim Shettima is said to have been given the leeway to nominate ministers from the North-East.
