Indications are emerging that President Buhari’s incoming ministers will have to operate a lean budget devoid of the flamboyance associated with such offices in the past.
Minister designate and former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige on Saturday gave an insight into what is expected of the new ministers at the end of a two day retreat organized for them by the presidency at Aso Villa.
“Leakages, retinue of aides, protocol staff, large convoys of cars are things that will not fly in this administration,” he said.
Ngige said that he and his colleagues have resolved to be part of the change agenda of the present administration.
He added that it is immaterial whether a minister has a portfolio or not, as long as he is able to contribute ideas to the Federal Executive Council.
“If you have portfolio, or if you don’t have portfolio, it is one single Federal Executive Council. You bring whatever it is on the table. That is not a problem at all.
“We have a right to discuss things around the ministries because it is one single cabinet. The important thing is that we want to move our people from where they are now.
“There is abject poverty, which concerns about 75 percent of the populace.
“So, we need to actually restructure the political and social moment of the country and that is what we are going to do. That means poverty will reduce,” he said.
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