Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) on Wednesday assessed the ministerial list presented by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He told Daily Independent, that he was disappointed by the delay in the submission of the list by President Muhammadu Buhari and inclusion of less women, which breaches the 35 percent affirmative action plan.
Agbakoba added that he expects the Ministers, when assigned portfolios, to hit the ground running and perform creditably well
His words: “Going by the screening, let me say that I was impressed with Fayemi, Kemi Adeosun, Fashola, Ngige, Malami but the overall performance was above average. But that is not the problem. The problem is the work. If they can do what they said during the screening, that will be fine”.
“I was a bit disappointed that the list took a long time and I was also a bit disappointed when the first list came, but with the second list, I can say the second list is made up of instrumental people.
“The first is made up of political people that he needs to pay off. These are people who helped the president to get to where he is. On the whole, it is a rounded balanced scale even though I feel there are few women given the 35 percent quota that has been reserved for women. So that is a minus but in terms of technical qualifications, that is a major plus.
“In terms of political experience of people like Audu Ogbeh, it is a major plus. So on the whole, let us see what they can do because at the end of the day, it is not who you appoint or how they talk, let us hope they can walk the talk”, he said.
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