Jimoh Ibrahim to Tinubu “your cabinet is too cold; dissolve it now.”
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to dissolve his cabinet and remove some ministers by Jimoh Ibrahim, a member of the Senate Appropriation Committee.
“The cabinet has to be dissolved. One has to find knowledgeable individuals. That cabinet is far too chilly, he declared on Wednesday.
Representing the Ondo South Senatorial District, Ibrahim lamented that, based on the nation’s economic position thus far in the year since the President’s inauguration, the current crop of ministers does not meet the country’s “Grade A” standards and is not the best for the nation.
“You have to dissolve the cabinet; you have to appoint knowledgeable people; the cabinet is too cold and some of them should be dropped for corruption.”
Nigeria is dealing with hydra-headed socioeconomic issues brought on by the twin policies of the new government to eliminate petrol subsidies and combine the foreign exchange windows. Tripled energy costs have caused a significant cost of living issue while food inflation has skyrocketed to previously unheard levels.
With new policies like the electricity tariff increase and the cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions, among others, which have been criticised by labour unions, pro-democracy activists, and civil society organisations, there appeared to be no relief for the people despite assurances by the new government.
Together with Kashim Shettima, his deputy, Tinubu entered office in May of last year promising to restructure the economy of the nation and provide over 200 million Nigerians the benefits of democracy. About three months after taking over from his party man, former President Muhammadu Buhari, Tinubu assembled his cabinet of 48 ministers last August.
According to Ibrahim, several of the ministers who have been charged with corruption ought to be removed. He cautioned the president, “If you fail to do that, you will be carrying their burdens and that will be terrible for our country.”
Ibrahim said the president has a “fantastic strategy” but a flawed framework. He bemoaned how the ineffective organisation has “arrested” the plan. Rhetorically, he said, “Do you think the current system can carry out the strategy?”