EXCLUSIVE! Fear grips ministers as cabinet reshuffle date reveals

Many of Nigeria’s ministers already intensifying lobbies from different political godfathers to save their position with numbers of underperformed executives increasing on the list of President Bola Tinubu.

President Tinubu had played a joker after snubbing the announcement of his new cabinet on the October 1st nationwide broadcast.

A source disclosed exclusively to THEPAPERS that the President shocked many expectancies of the new cabinet list while some ministers are already lobbying to know if their names are included.

ThePAPERS reports that President Tinubu has already penned down some names to replace underperforming ministers in his cabinet.

It has been gathered that the announcement of the cabinet reshuffle could happen any moment from today as President Tinubu had departed the country to block any form of lobby from political allies.

The source further said that his departure to the United Kingdom is strategic in the process of announcing the new cabinet.

Meanwhile, In a recent interactive session on Channels TV, Segun Showunmi, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), shared insights from a conversation he had with former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola.

The discussion, which has since gone viral, highlights the complexities involved in cabinet reshuffles.

When asked by the presenter if he would welcome a cabinet dissolution by the President, Showunmi recounted Fashola’s perspective on the matter.

He stated, “One of the fine men in this country who understands administration, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, told me that if you change your cabinet at any point in time, they need about three months to understand the bureaucracy of where they are posted to, and probably another three months to begin to come up with something that can look like a realistic vision they can put on the table.”

Showunmi emphasized Fashola’s experience, noting his roles as Chief of Staff, Minister, and Governor, which lend weight to his observations about the challenges new appointees face in navigating the complexities of government operations.