There’s no significance in Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle – Ex-communication minister
Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle is not commendable.
Shittu said the cabinet shake-up was more politically motivated than bringing in superior minds as ministers into the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The former minister was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, a day after the President sacked five ministers, redeployed 10 ministers and made seven fresh nominations, awaiting Senate confirmation.
“If you look at the changes we had yesterday (Wednesday), I doubt whether it is necessarily bringing in superior minds or better minds, in terms of governance, in terms of expectations, in terms of performance,” Shittu said.
“As far as I am concerned, it is just a case of some Nigerians being asked to move on, some other Nigerians are being brought in, which does not necessarily mean that those who have been shoved aside are inferior to the new people being brought in.”
Tinubu appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, some three months after he was inaugurated as Nigeria’s president. One of the ministers, Betta Edu, was suspended in January 2024, while another, Simon Lalong, resigned and joined the Senate.
With Nigeria’s wobbling economy, skyrocketing inflation and worsening security, Tinubu, former Lagos governor, has faced intense criticisms over his ministers’ performance in the last 15 months since their appointment.
The President succumbed to the calls for him to shake up his cabinet on Wednesday, with the disengagement of five ministers, the reassignment of 10 others and seven fresh appointments.
