President Mohammadu Buhari
“…Already there are voices saying these changes are taking too long, even though only six weeks have passed since my inauguration. I hear such calls, but this task cannot and should not be rushed. When cabinet Ministers are appointed in September…”- President Muhammodu Buhari’s article on Washington post
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) is presently in the United States of America to meet President Obama to discuss some important developmental issues. Yesterday (20th July, 2015), an article written by PMB was posted on Washington post. From the article, it is now evident that cabinet Ministers will be appointed in September (The hashtag #babagoslow will now gain more references).
In last week’s article, emphasis was laid on the significance of trained talents in nation building.
“Trained talent is the yeast that transforms a society and makes it rise”- Lee Kuan Yew
It was also posited that we should harness our big brains abroad, and also cross those lines that divide us (i.e Political, ethnic, religious and gender lines).
In concluding last week’s article, our dear readers were asked to give names of those they were expecting on the Ministerial list. I will be giving a brief profile of some of the names given.
Check them out:
Obigeli Ezekwesili
She was a co-founder of Transparency International, serving as one of the pioneer directors of the global anticorruption body based in Berlin, Germany.
Obigeli was also the pioneer head of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit (aka Due Process Unit). She earned the sobriquet of ‘Madam Due Process’ for the outstanding work she led a team of professionals to do in sanitising public procurement or contracting at the federal level.
She served as federal Minister of Solid Minerals and then Minister of Education under Obasanjo’s administration. She also served as the VP of the World Bank’s Africa division. As VP of World Bank, she was in charge of the banks operation in 48 countries in sub Saharan Africa and supervised a lending portfolio of over $40billion.
After the abduction of the nearly 300 girls from Chibok by the militant group ‘Boko Haram’, Ezekwesili was instrumental to the start of the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN)
In very unequivocal acceptance of his style of governance, he was overwhelmingly re-elected as the governor of Lagos state in 2011 with 82% of the total vote cast and the highest votes ever cast of any individual in a state in the electoral history of Nigeria.
In 2013 he was listed amongst 100 top global thinkers by a global personality assessment organization, Lo Spazio Della Politicia (LSDP).
Both nationally and internationally, he is acclaimed as one of the bright hopes for the future of Nigeria. He remains a reference point in 21st century governance.
Josephine Odumakin
Joe Odumakin with Michelle Obama
Josephine Odumakin is a Nigerian women’s rights activist. She is the president of the rights groups, Women Arise for Change Initiative and the Campaign for Democracy.
She received a bachelor’s degree in English Education in 1987, followed by a master’s in Guidance and Counselling and doctorate in History and Policy of Education from the University of Ilorin. She has frequently been arrested for her activism, especially during the military rule of Ibrahim Babangida, and she met her future husband, Yinka Odumakin, while in prison.
In 2013, Odumakin was presented an International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State.
Kayode Fayemi.
Dr. Kayode Fayemi is the former Governor of Ekiti State. He received degrees in History, Politics and International Relations from the Universities of Lagos and Ife in Nigeria and his Doctorate in War Studies from the prestigious King’s College, University of London, England, specializing in civil-military relations. His research and policy interests include: Democratisation, Constitutionalism, Security Sector Governance, and Regionalism in the Global Context.
Kayode Fayemi is a former Director of the Centre for Democracy & Development, a research and training institution dedicated to the study and promotion of democratic development, peace-building and human security in Africa. He has written extensively on governance and democratisation, civil-military relations and security sector issues in Africa.
Nuhu Ribadu
A former Nigerian government anti-corruption official. He was the pioneer Executive Chairman of EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime Commission), the government commission tasked with countering corruption and fraud.
He is a visiting fellow at the Centre for Global Development. Ribadu is bold, audacious and smart.
He contested for the office of the Governor of Adamawa State on the political platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded elections, but he lost.
DR TUNDE BAKARE
Dr. Tunde Bakare is a man of many parts. He is a Pastor, a Lawyer, an Activist and a Politician. He is the Convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG); a coalition of pro-democracy groups and individuals with clear mandate to promote political knowledge and participation of the Nigerian citizens through strategic activities. Dr. Bakare was President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in 2011 Presidential elections. He is popularly known to be frank, fearless and cerebral.
Prof Charles Soludo (CFR)
Charles Chukwuma Soludo is a Professor of economics and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the administration of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Who is worth being on the list and who is not? And why?
Please keep giving more names via the comment box.
Until next week, be good and take charge!
Ayomide Alao
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