GEJ To
Reshuffle Cabinet
There
are speculations that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will reshuffle his
cabinet as the administration approaches its second anniversary. The move aimed
at dropping some ministers, switching others and bringing in new hands results
from Mr. President independent reviewing of the performances of the different
ministries of recent, especially with regards to the Performance Bond the
ministers signed last year.
Government
sources confirmed the fact that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who is not
used to frequent changes in the running of his Government had allowed them time
to improve in the performance of their assignments so as to ensure stability. It
is the belief in Government that with frequent changes, there would arise the
complaint of instability and that such could affect performance.
“There
is a popular opinion that only a number of ministers are working and projecting
the administration in positive light, while some are merely warming the
chairs,” a top Government source said, adding that those who had been found
below expectation would soon be relieved of their appointments.
Recently,
the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings had also been devoted to assessing
the performance of the ministers, with some of the appointees merely rolling
out submissions made to them by the bureaucrats.
A
source close to the Government said though most of the submissions had been
applauded at the FEC meetings, Mr. President had his own independent assessment
strategies.
It
was reliably confirmed, however, that two camps had emerged in the running up
to the expected cabinet reshuffle.
The
source also revealed that while Mr. President was still compiling the list of
those to be dropped, some forces in Government have started parading the names
of some performing ministers, in order to create tension in the system.
Our source
reiterated that while some ministers might be reassigned, no fewer than 10
would be sacked.
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