The shape of President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s second term cabinet is
\nbeginning to emerge as indications emerged that former Governor of Osun
\nState, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his estwhile Ogun State counterpart,
\nIbikunle Amosun have been listed as some of those who will emerge
\nministers to drive his Next Level agenda, Presidential insiders have
\ntold Pointblanknews.com<\/p>\n
While the portfolios for Aregbesola and Amosun are yet to be revealed,
\nPresidential Villa sources, said another name on the list of would be
\nappointees is the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue
\nService (FIRS), Dr Babatunde Fowler, who is being positioned to emerge
\nthe Auditor General.<\/p>\n
Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State Petroleum is also on the tentative
\nlist. Although, it is not clear if he is going to retain the same
\nportfolio.<\/p>\n
Recall that Osun state under the governorship of Aregbesola became one
\nof the most heavily indebted states in Nigeria despite its poor internal
\ngenerated revenue profile.<\/p>\n
Last year, Aregbesola while alluding to the debt burden of the state,
\nsaid the state\u2019s remaining unpaid debt of N143.6 billion would be
\ndefrayed latest by the year 2019.<\/p>\n
Pointblanknews.com also gathered from sources at the Villa that
\nComptroller General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali, and Managing Director of
\nthe Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman also made the
\nministerial list.<\/p>\n
While Hameed, regarded as a close ally of Buhari, is penciled to emerge
\nas Defence minister, the portfolio for Bala Usman is still unclear.
\nHameed had led the Buhari Campaign Organisation for 2019 presidential
\nelection and later served as APC agent at the presidential election
\ncollation center.<\/p>\n
Before Bala Usman was appointed Managing Director of NPA in 2016, she
\nwas one of the faces of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG).<\/p>\n
It was however learnt that super minister, Babatunde Fashola, is missing
\nfrom the list of Buhari\u2019s second term ministers. Fashola is the minister
\nof Power, Works and Housing.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Fashola had last week declared that he has delivered on
\nthe promises he made to Nigerians three years ago concerning the power,
\nworks and housing sectors under his ministry.<\/p>\n
The minister while briefing the press in his Abuja office said based on
\nthe feedback the office has been getting from the general public which
\nshowed better experience compared to what it was in 2015, he was very
\nconvinced that he has fulfilled his promise of incremental power, better
\njourney experience on the roads, affordable housing, as well as economic
\nopportunities for Nigerians.<\/p>\n
The shape of President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s second term cabinet is beginning to emerge as indications emerged that former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his estwhile Ogun State…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n