The National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yabagi Sani on Wednesday aired concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet selections.
Sani particularly questioned the inclusion of seven former governors, two of whom lost their latest election bids.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sani questioned the choices made by President Tinubu, recalling the President’s fight for Nigeria’s return to democracy in the 1990s.
Sani’s concerns arose following President Tinubu’s announcement of his 47 cabinet nominees.
The appointment of former governors, particularly those who had lost their re-election bids, drew criticism and sparked a broader debate on the President’s selection process.
The roll-call included one-term governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), alongside their two-term counterparts, Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), and Nyesom Wike (Rivers).
Sani said, “How can you come and then embark on policies that you know are anti-people and you now put people that you know?
“Some of the people that he put as ministers were rejected by the people; some of them contested and they were rejected.
“So, how can you bring them back through the back door again and say they must preside over the affairs of the people? That’s not the kind of country we want to run. We must begin to give Nigerians confidence.”
According to him, no Nigerian would say they are impressed by the President’s ministerial list.
He added, “I’m disappointed – awfully disappointed – because, like I said, Mr. President, Tinubu, is behaving differently from what I expected of him.”
