Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has said President Bola Tinubu‘s planned cabinet reshuffle may not yield any fruits so long it is not done with the right intentions.
Last week, Bayo Onanuga, Special Sdviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said Tinubu “has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it”.
But speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV on Friday, Galadima said reshuffling the cabinet would not curb food inflation.
Galadima claimed that the president intends to reward his cronies with the reshuffle.
“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. That is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Galadima said.
“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.
Anybody that calls himself president or governor is responsible for their cabinet’s performance. He should be told that some of his appointees are more interested in their pockets than service delivery.
“I expected him to do better than this; and to hit the ground running.”
The NNPP chieftain asked Tinubu to find a solution to the country’s foreign exchange crisis “which has seen the naira performing abysmally”.
There have been growing calls from Nigerians and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet and remove underperforming ministers.
Tinubu’s policies have driven petrol prices to record highs and depreciated the naira to record lows since he assumed the reins on May 29, 2023.
