Cupboard Reshuffle: Time for Tinubu to Sack Himself
By Lawal Dahiru Mamman
“The first duty of management is catering for and selling its folks to the top in order that they could reside a full and blissful life.”
That was classic late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in his bestseller “The Folks’s Republic” the place he amongst different issues emphasised the necessity for a people-centred authorities. That is to say {that a} authorities ought to recognise the dignity of residents and work around the clock to enhance their lives.
At this second, it doesn’t appear like Nigerians reside a full and blissful life wanting on the hyperinflation, basic improve in price of dwelling and the worst of all, the embarrassing chaos within the oil and fuel business.
President Bola Tinubu got here in with the renewed hope mantra. Nigerians have been rooting for him to succeed even after the unceremonious declaration on the Eagles Sq. on Could 29, 2023 and subsequent name for endurance. Many Nigerians questioned the rationale behind the decision at a time authorities by no means confirmed any intent to scale back the price of governance or cease pilfering the commonwealth on useless jamborees.
Finally, the endurance of Nigerians ran flat on August 1, 2024 and hell was let free within the title of a nationwide protest. However that was a tip of the iceberg, a drop within the ocean in contrast to what’s to return if the federal government doesn’t get its acts collectively and repair the confusion in petroleum business. How can folks pay over a 1000 naira for gas and but can not get it? In Tinubu’s Nigeria, folks queue for 4 hours or extra within the filling station and spend 50,000 naira to purchase gas. After two days, they’re again to a different queue. This example is hardly sustainable or acceptable.
Nigerians are so offended in the intervening time. They don’t consider something is working and so they don’t consider the issue begins and finish with the President. Nigerians consider majority of the President’s lieutenants are both unfit for the workplace or will not be able to do the job.
The President has put collectively the biggest cupboard within the nation’s historical past, but the gulf between the haves and the have-nots has turn into more and more bigger. He began by creating ministries and renaming some, and naming himself the Minister of Petroleum. This is the reason the home cleansing wants begin from. The President must sack himself because the Minister of Petroleum, get a reliable and regular hand to do this job as quickly as attainable.
“I thank the cupboard members for his or her efforts, however I’ll relieve any of them of their duties anytime I really feel that they’re failing Nigerians,” the President had been quoted to have stated generally in the past.
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From the look of issues, its just like the Tinubu cupboard is a contest in failure. The nationwide grid has collapsed for a document 5 occasions this yr alone, provide stays erratic, tasks from earlier administrations are deserted, extra contracts awarded, meals insecurity and malnutrition nonetheless rampant regardless of agriculture written throughout our nationwide symbols, safety is sort of a no-go space. It’s a lengthy record of every part that wants enchancment.
Reshuffling would be the option to go and the President might want to begin from himself as Substantive Minister of Petroleum. Presidents ordinarily have their jobs minimize out for them. They need to cease this custom of them holding ministerial positions which began with former President Olusegun Obasanjo as Energy Minister, sustained by former President Buhari as Petroleum Minister and now up taken by the sitting president, all because of ‘sensitivity’ of the sectors in query.
Our petroleum business is in chaos. The upstream sector which summarily offers with exploration and manufacturing of crude is affected by the white-collar crime referred to as oil theft which stops the nation from assembly its OPEC quota and assaults our income base on the jugular.
The midstream sector coping with transportation and processing of crude oil and pure fuel isn’t any totally different, amenities answerable for the duty are moribund. As for the downstream sector, present scenario with petrol throughout nation says all of it.
Ending subsidy regime although has a silver-lining, elevated federal allocation to state has left many extra confused than they ever have been. The Dangote Refinery which ought to we be “a win for industrialisation” have all these Greek legendary tales round it.
The issue is big and have proved an excessive amount of for a President who can also be the Chairman of Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS). Mr. President ought to excuse himself by appointing a candidate that can deal with this sector holistically.
Nigeria’s financial system wants his rapt consideration. The current state has greater than 26.5 million in acute starvation this yr, based on Meals and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). The identical FAO predicts between 80 million to 82 million might be dealing with “extreme meals insecurity” by 2030 going by present traits.
Terrorist and bandits have now grown daring, they slay monarchs, declare duty with impunity, promote themselves and their atrocious acts on social media, and dare anybody to return for them. They should really feel the wrath of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Final line
President Tinubu ought to have a look at himself within the mirror. This can’t be the Nigeria of his dream. This can’t be the nation he envisaged when he promised voters “Renewed Hope.” One thing has to vary and rapidly too. There is just one method out of this stalemate. The President ought to wield the large stick on non-performing ministers, aides and heads of companies. He ought to begin by firing himself as Minister of Petroleum!