Over a month to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for second term, the race to make his cabinet have already begun, reports say.
Some leading candidates lobbying to be a part of Buhari’s next cabinet are a former military administrator, three outgoing state governors and 15 ministers, The Nation reported on Tuesday.
This is just as it emerged that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) may be zoned to the North-Central to pave way for the emergence of a Christian.
The intending ministers have already started lobbying powerful persons in the administration to put in a word for them, the report stated.
“Some of those seeking to be ministers include a former Military Administrator, three of the outgoing governors and no fewer than 15 of the over 30 ministers who will complete their tenure on May 22.
“As for the three outgoing governors, two may represent their geopolitical zones, depending on the outcome of consultations between the President and leaders from their zones.
“No fewer than 15 ministers are said to be seeking a second chance because some of them who faltered in office are claiming that they have learnt their lessons.
“All these ministerial aspirants have been mounting pressure on the members of the Kitchen Cabinet of the President in order to be picked,” the paper quoted an unnamed source as saying.
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