New Ministers To Be Placed Under Close Watch In Their Operations!

…as investigations into those with different allegations, accusations continue

Information filtering in revealed there are strong indications the operations of new ministers just assigned portfolio’s would be placed under close watch.

The move is described as part of strategy to keep them on their toes and enhance overall performance.
New Ministers

Information filtering in revealed the checks and monitoring would be largely performed by anti graft agencies – and informal shadow task force loosely made up of very close confidants of the President.
‘’they aim is curtail excesses that arises when ministers assume office and operate like their ministries are their personal fiefdom and ‘’ a source disclosed.

The president is said to be quietly putting in place a situation that where those that do not meet up to expectations ‘’not above board’’ would be sanctioned – or outrigtly removed.

He is said to have passed signal of the type of close control to come with the manner portfolios where assigned.

‘’it caught a lot of people by surprise…’’a source described the effect of the portfolio allocations made to ministers designate yesterday.

The development reportedly disappointed many who lobbied for strategic ministeries.

According to additional information sourced from national publication thenation, six factors came to play in making the decisions on portfolios allocation and they were ‘’ security reports, less exposure to politics, priority on expertise and performance, ongoing investigations of some appointees and distaste for lobbying and media profiling by some appointees ; and Buhari’s military background which sent signal to ministers that no one is assured of any position in his cabinet. ’’
Additional information revealed that in making the final decision, the President took into consideration two major performance enhancing factors – challenging competence and expertise and performance.

The group which falls into the category of challenging competence are listed as include Adamu Adamu(Education); Adebayo Shittu(Communications); Usani Usani(Niger Delta Affairs); Monsur Dan-Ali(Defence); Geoffrey Onyeama(Foreign Affairs); and Cladius Daramola (Minister of State for Niger Delta), who was said to have been billed for the Education ministry

The others that fall into the category of expertise and known performance are identified as of Kemi Adeosun (Finance), Babatunde Fashola (Power, Works and Housing), Audu Ogbeh (Agriculture and Rural Development); Abubakar Malami (Kebbi); Suleiman Adamu (Water Resources); Ibe Kachikwu (Petroleum Resources); Udo Udoma (Budget and National Planning); Prof. Isaac Adewole (Health); Amina Mohammed (Environment); Dr.Osagie Ehanire (Health); Lai Mohammed (Information); and Rotimi Amaechi, Hadi Sirika (Transportation)

And based on these emerging information, former governor Babatunde Fashola acknowledged as biggest winner with the Power, Works and Housing ministry under his belt is obviously walking the biggest land mine of all.

Added revelations have it that for those with cases of allegations, accusations and ongoing investigations, security agencies are still engaged in findings to determine the true position of things.