‘Appointment of ministers in Sept stands’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed that plunderers of the nation’s treasury would see hell in days to come.
A statement issued by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina on the president’s first 100 days in office promised what he called “lethal” shots at those “who bled our treasury to the point of death.”
“Some people say the sheriff [Buhari] did not hit the ground running, as he is yet to constitute his cabinet in 100 days. And I usually ask such people: when you hit the ground, and you land in mud, how do you begin to run immediately? You can only sink deeper, if you attempt to run. The thing to do is to first clear the mud, till you get to terra firma, and then you can begin to run.
“President Buhari has spent time trying to clean the Augean stables he inherited.
And he is succeeding. Sheriffs can either come in with guns blazing, shooting malefactors to kingdom come, or simply stamp their authority on the situation by sheer force of personality and presence.
“The Nigerian sheriff seems to have opted for the second option for now. But we should never forget that sheriffs are licensed to shoot. And those shots can be lethal for lawbreakers. In a matter of months, you can ask those who had bled our treasury to the point of death. They’ll have stories to tell,” he said.
Ministerial appointments: Sept promise stands
Meanwhile, the presidency has stressed that the promise to appoint ministers this month still stands.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu told Saturday Tribune on telephone on Friday that Nigeria should give the president till, latest, September 30 for the Federal Executive Council to be in place.
“Nigeria should expect ministers this month as promised by the president. We are doing it. I believe the president should be given the benefit of up to the 30th of September.”
On how soon the nation should expect the appointments, Shehu stated that “he [the president] decides, but I believe that once he said September, September ends on the 30th so if there is any reason for that not to happen, he will inform the nation.”
-Tribune
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed that plunderers of the nation’s treasury would see hell in days to come.
A statement issued by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina on the president’s first 100 days in office promised what he called “lethal” shots at those “who bled our treasury to the point of death.”
“Some people say the sheriff [Buhari] did not hit the ground running, as he is yet to constitute his cabinet in 100 days. And I usually ask such people: when you hit the ground, and you land in mud, how do you begin to run immediately? You can only sink deeper, if you attempt to run. The thing to do is to first clear the mud, till you get to terra firma, and then you can begin to run.
“President Buhari has spent time trying to clean the Augean stables he inherited.
And he is succeeding. Sheriffs can either come in with guns blazing, shooting malefactors to kingdom come, or simply stamp their authority on the situation by sheer force of personality and presence.
“The Nigerian sheriff seems to have opted for the second option for now. But we should never forget that sheriffs are licensed to shoot. And those shots can be lethal for lawbreakers. In a matter of months, you can ask those who had bled our treasury to the point of death. They’ll have stories to tell,” he said.
Ministerial appointments: Sept promise stands
Meanwhile, the presidency has stressed that the promise to appoint ministers this month still stands.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu told Saturday Tribune on telephone on Friday that Nigeria should give the president till, latest, September 30 for the Federal Executive Council to be in place.
“Nigeria should expect ministers this month as promised by the president. We are doing it. I believe the president should be given the benefit of up to the 30th of September.”
On how soon the nation should expect the appointments, Shehu stated that “he [the president] decides, but I believe that once he said September, September ends on the 30th so if there is any reason for that not to happen, he will inform the nation.”
-Tribune
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