Goodluck Jonathan Dissolves Cabinet

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan this afternoon dissolved the Federal Executive Council.

Since February when Jonathan was proclaimed Acting President by the National Assembly, various groups and individuals had been advising him to dissolve the cabinet and form a new one made up of people loyal to him.

The dissolution, however, confirms earlier speculations that the cabinet would be dissolved this week (The Punch)

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2010031717494846

about time Ebele acted like a brave man

Wonder why it took him so long, guess he's just beginning to realise that the next election is around the corner and the need to position himself. I wish him speed anyway

brave/good move

hope he will not recyle these old cargoes.we need fresh bloods as promised

If he likes let him stay there and sleep,if he likes let him act like an Ibo man he is,if he loves his life he should remove all terrorist ministers in his cabinet,remove Inec chairman Iwu,remove PDP chairman and hold on to power come 2011,nothing dey happen

is about time!!!

long overdue

Jonathan sacks ministers
Headlines Mar 18, 2010
From left, Police Affairs Minister, Alhaji Ibrahim Lame, Minister of State for Power, Mr. Nuhu Wyer, Minister for Power, Mr. Rilwan Babalola; National Planning Minister, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman; Minister of State, Niger Delta Development, Elder Godsday Orubebe; and Minister for Niger Delta Development, Chief Ufot Ekaette before they were sacked by Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja, yesterday. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida

*Presidential aides also affected
*Sacked ministers abandon exit routes at FEC meeting

By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA—ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday became more decisive in running the affairs of government when he ordered the immediate dissolution of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, bringing to an end lingering speculations on the existence of the former cabinet as constituted by the ailing President, Umaru Yar’Adua.

Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, sacked along with others, took State House Correspondents through a very long briefing session. She outlined so many contract memos that were approved by the dissolved council, saying “the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the Federal Executive Council.”

According to the minister who could barely take few questions “the Acting President did not give reason for dissolving the cabinet,” even as she added that “all ministers including myself are to handover to their respective permanent secretaries by tomorrow (today).”

She, however, explained that the dissolution of the cabinet also affected all presidential aides including special advisers, assistants and others stressing that “if they form part of the cabinet it means they are also removed.”

The action came as a surprise to many ministers who had engaged in the exchange of banters upon arrival at the Council Chambers.


From left, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan; Justice Minister, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode and the Agriculture and Water Resources Minister, Dr. Sa'ad Abba Ruma at the FEC meeting yesterday. Photo : Abayomi Adeshida .

They never expected that yesterday was going to be their last in the service under Yar’Adua cum Jonathan led government.

Many of the ministers, against all protocol, abandoned their usual exit point from the Council Chambers, as they were seen taking different unconventional routes out of the premises. Some were observed to have openly discussed how they intended to move swiftly to their offices to collect their personal effects.

But as the meeting ended, several ministers, particularly those loyal to Yar’Adua were observed to be frowning as they refused to take questions from reporters. Only the Minister of Labour, Alhaji Ibrahim
Kazaure, agreed to talk.

He thanked both Yar’Adua and Jonathan for giving him the opportunity to serve, adding: “I use to be the Minister of Labour but now I am no more.”

On what he intends to do after being a minister he said “I am a politician and I will continue to be one until I die.”

It was not, however, clear whether a chunk of the outgoing ministers and other cabinet members would be re-appointed by the Acting President; even as it was being speculated that some of them including those loyal to Yar’Adua were likely to come back.

A school of thought has it that new cabinet may be made up of former deputy governors who were colleagues of Jonathan when he was a deputy governor in Bayelsa State.

Key members of the Deputy Governors Forum from each of the six geo-political zones, during his days were seen last Friday in Aso Rock where they had gone to meet with Jonathan on his invitation.

Acting President Jonathan had allowed the ministers to fully participate in the discussion of memos while the meeting lasted, as several contracts worth over N50 billion were also approved for execution by various ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, at yesterday’s meeting

Nigeria and dramas

Suggestions for the new cabinet

Minister of:

Works and housing-----Dora Akunyili
INEC Chairman, suggests appointing 2 people as co-chairmen: Prof Humphery Nwosu and Rev Father Mathew Cocker
EFCC Chairman : Either u ressurect Ghani Fawehinmi or give it to Col. Abubakar Umar
Attorney General: Femi Falana
Defence: Col. Ike Nwosu(former action governor of Abia and later, Oyo States)
Petroleum: Give it to a core Ijaw man
Agriculture: Give it to a seasoned farmer
Education: Prof. Adamu Baikie(V.C. Nasarawa state university)
Finance: Prof. Ismaila J. Isiaka(Prof. of Monetary Economics, ABU, Zaria)
NNPC chairman: Give it to someone from oil producing local govt like Uguta in Imo state
FCT:  Give it to a non notherner(for the first time)
National planning: Dr B.K Obioma(Assoc. Professor of Monetary Finance, IMSU,Owerri)
Police affairs(Give it to a southerner for the first time)

Service chiefs:
Chief of:
Army staff: Igbo(for the first time)
Air staff:     Hausa
Naval staff: South south
Defence:    Yoruba(they have barely held this position before)

IGP: Remove that dum ass Onovo and replace him with a younger agile guy.

Information: Give it to a Hausa Man for the first time

Echidime:

. Only the Minister of Labour, Alhaji Ibrahim
Kazaure, agreed to talk.

He thanked both Yar’Adua and Jonathan for giving him the opportunity to serve, adding: “I use to be the Minister of Labour but now I am no more.”

On what he intends to do after being a minister he said “I am a politician and I will continue to be one until I die.”

Then he should prepare to meet allah!
look at this shameless thief
Is politician a career?
Useless aboki

Like I said b4, he's just getting started. He has tested the water and now know what needs to be done. Little by little he'll change to the people he want every where _{thats the right thing to do}.
Go Pressy

This is a case of 2 little 2 late i.m.o election is round d corner nd dis changes are belated 2 me

Thank God

0hsisi:

Then he should prepare to meet allah!
look at this shameless thief
Is politician a career?
Useless aboki

^You prob didn't intend it to be, but i find that very funny

It's a good and positive move in the positive direction. But only God can guide him in choosing the next crop of ministers. I wish him God's wisdom above all. Good luck good president (whether acting in a play or acting on the throne)

is Goodluck going to retain Dora?

^^

yes he can send her to my house so i can teach her how good i am in bed~

Thank God. Everything has been going in the right direction since the death Abacha. Slowly but surely

finally, we are rid of murice iwu. thats something to cheer

Echidime:

If he likes let him stay there and sleep,if he likes let him act like an Ibo man he is,if he loves his life he should remove all terrorist ministers in his cabinet,remove Inec chairman Iwu,remove PDP chairman and hold on to power come 2011,nothing dey happen

We are talking Nigeria here and not ethnic sentiments. Meanwhile stop the attribution of Igbo to the Mr Joanathan. Let us just pray for God's guidance for the man to pilot the affaris of this nation to it's lime light.
Jonathan, may GOD be with you.

If Dora Akunyili must be a minister, shouldn't she be the health minister or something?

bold move, we shall see what happens.

Right step in the right direction! Way to go bros Jonathan!!!! Really proud of u

Slow and unpredictable, this guy is really dangerous. He acts when u never expects. Well i hope this is 4 d better

Slow and unpredictable, this guy is really dangerous. He acts when u never expects. Well i hope this is 4 d better

Seun:

If Dora Akunyili must be a minister, shouldn't she be the health minister or something?

The question is, how many month do we have left for this government to go. I will rather retain her at the Info Ministry to finish her tenure

Pawwww!!!! More down!!! @ least uncle Joe is a sharp shooter,
though we have always underestimated him to be more than an understatement
of slow-motion, emmmmnn, I still believe we have more to go if he has to stay
in power during the next political dispensation,

long over due!