ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Labour Party (LP) has berated President Bola Tinubu over his hasty submission of l Ministerial/members of Federal Executive Council list, to the Senate for confirmation.
The party said President Tinubu hurriedly prepared Ministerial list that excluded nominations from about 10 states, out of the 36 States and the FCT, saying it is a clear violation of the laws of the land.
This was disclosed in a statement signed in Abuja, on Sunday by LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh.
He said: “We are worried that the ministerial list is being presented piecemeal.
“The constitution of Nigeria clearly states that at least a minister must be appointed from each of the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The Electoral Act as amended also stipulates that a list containing the ministerial nominees must be sent to the Senate within 60 days from the day of commencement of a government for screening and confirmation.
“But what we witnessed was a hurriedly prepared list that excluded nominations from about 10 states in clear violation of the laws of the land.
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“Sixty days is quite a lengthy period for any serious government to form its executive team. This development appears even more ridiculous because we know that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has struggled to be president for over two decades and therefore should have been able by now to identify and have a solid team selected across the country that is qualified to hold ministerial positions. But this has not happened.
“Had it not for the Electoral Act which compels a government to submit a ministerial list within 60 days, given what we are seeing, one wonders how long it would have taken the APC leadership to form the government.
“This is because it took the immediate past APC administration over six months to appoint its ministers in 2015. Nigeria cannot afford to be managed by a visionless and clueless leadership that does not understand the importance of haste in salvaging a crises-ridden nation like ours.
“Labour Party will therefore in the days ahead seek proper legal counsel on the legality or otherwise of a piecemeal submission of the ministerial list as against the submission of the ‘Full’ list as envisaged by the Electoral Act.
“About 10 states will not have representatives in the Federal Executive Council meeting when it is convened. No state in Nigeria should be made to suffer for the ill-preparedness and incongruous attitude of this government.”