 Barely
48 hours to the inauguration of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, some
names have been springing up in the polity as likely persons to be in
the race to emerge as Buhari’s chief of staff.
Naij.com profiles these individuals who might be in charge of the federal government bureaucracy in few days time. Read below:1. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd): A
highly decorated retired Nigerian Army officer, Dambazau possesses
many military honors and awards, qualifications and commendations. He is
a strong ally of the President-elect and has been among his closest
associates since he left active service. He has written so many
published papers on the United Nations, the Media, Human and Drug
Trafficking, as well as on Democracy and the Rule of Law among other
topics. He is thorough professional that will appeal to Buhari because
of his maturity and experience.
2. Senator Adamu Aliero:
58-year old Aliero was the governor of Kebbi State from 1999 to 2007
after which he became a Senator representing Kebbi Central Senatorial
District in the upper chamber, all under the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP). However, he didn’t complete his tenure as a senator as he was
appointed by former president, late Umaru Musa Yar’adua on the 18th of
December 2008 as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Abuja. He lost his job as the FCT minister after out-going president,
Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the Yar’adua’s cabinet after he was affirmed
as Nigeria’s Acting President in March 2010. Aliero has since decamped
to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has been one of Buhari’s
trusted associates.
3. Babagana Kingibe: Call him a
political cat with nine lives and you won’t be wrong. He held many
high-level Nigerian governmental posts under the military government of
General Sani Abacha, among which include Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Power Steel, Ambassador to
Greece and Pakistan. Under late Yar’adua, he was then appointed the
Secretary to the Federal Government but was sacked on the 8th of
September 2008, after allegedly spreading rumours about Yar’adua’s
health in a bid to take over the government. Kingibe was recently
nominated as a member of Buhari’s inauguration committee and it is
believed that he is being prepared for a higher office, chief of which
is the Chief of Staff to the Buhari.
4. Chief Audu Ogbeh:
Benue-born Ogbeh, who used to be the National Chairman of the PDP is one
of the very few decent politicians around. The 67-year old politician,
used to be a lecturer at the Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria between 1972 – 1976 and headed the Department of
Humanities at the Murtala College of Arts, Science and Technology
between 1977-1979. He is the Chairman and managing Director, Efugo
Farms, Makurdi and a member of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships
Incorporated, based in the United States of America. Ogbeh is believed
to be level headed and a perfect fit for the position. His candidacy is
been pushed by many chieftains of the party who believe Ogbeh has done
so much for the APC.
5. Sam Nda-Isaiah: Sam Nda-Isaiah is
the founder of Leadership Newspapers Group and a was a presidential
aspirant on the platform of the APC during the last elections. He has
firmly established himself as a pro-good governance exponent.Well
versed, a professional to the core and a detrabilised Nigerian, some APC
chieftains are pushing for his appointment because of his apolitical
outlook. He is likely to get a look in by Buhari who has openly
expressed his willingness to work with professionals strictly.
Meanwhile,
a recent report claims that the incoming administration of Muhammadu
Buhari, will likely stick to just 19 ministers in its cabinet.
http://www.naij.com/448358-list-of-individuals-that-could-be-gmbs-chief-of-staff.html
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