Ahead of Wednesday’s anticipated date for the unveiling of the federal cabinet, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari will not respect those he will appoint as ministers because he intends to run a “monocracy”.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, who made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, noted that the President’s promise to appoint ministers was made under duress, adding that he would prefer to ride alone.
According to him, “From his hesitancy and comments, it is deducible that President Buhari never intended to appoint ministers but rather prefers to run a monocracy and evidently does not value or respect those he would nominate as ministers.
“Otherwise, how can anyone repackage the mindset of the president when he, in an interview with France 24 Television in France, stated categorically that his preference is to rule without a cabinet and denigrated ministers as ‘noise makers,’ and of no importance or value in the running of an administration?
“Given this worrisome outlook, it is obvious that the presidency would not attach any value or importance to the ministers under the ‘new sheriff.’ Could this also be part of the reason for the relentless onslaught against the National Assembly, which must be weakened and prevented from playing its constitutional role of checks and balances in the system?”
The opposition party further criticized Buhari and his entourage for failing to attend a meeting on Boko Haram and internally displaced persons at the ongoing United Nations summit.
According to the party, “Whilst we reserve our comments on the numerous gaffes by the Nigerian delegation at the 70th United Nations general assembly meeting, we decry the huge embarrassment caused by the delegation’s dereliction of duty, profusely manifested in the snubbing of a crucial meeting where countries affected by Boko Haram insurgency sought international assistance for millions displaced by the scourge.
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