Buhari Insists There Will Be Ministers Without Portfolio

t is now confirmed that the screening and confirmation of the
ministers has been concluded.

This is because the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has handed
over the final list of ministers who scaled through the confirmation
process.

During the meeting in the Presidential Villa, the President again
explained that the Federal Government might not be able to fund all
the existing ministries, given the unavailability of funds.

President Buhari emphasized that his administration would not have 36
ministries because of the economic downturn.

Recieving the list of 36 ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate
from Dr Bukola Saraki, he commended the Senate for a job well done,
especially as the National Assembly passed all the names he submitted.

Telling his critics that they cannot stop him from telling the country
the truth, he insisted that some of the ministers would stay without
portfolio following an economy that has been battered.

The Senate President himself acknowledged the economic challenges
facing the country and said that the issue of portfolios should not be
trivialized.

There have been expectations that President Buhari would assign
portfolios to his ministers during the week as a source from the
Presidency said that it is most likely that the President finalises
all plans on the list and might make final pronouncement on the
matter.

The source also said that the list of ministers which has gone viral
on the web should be disregarded as those who published those names
and portfolios were merely making guesses.

-ChannelsTV