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ON BUHARI NOT HAVING 36 MINISTRIES
Section 147 of the Constitution is clear. Let there be no murmuring about
it. 36 Ministers into 36 Offices whether the offices are located in a
Ministry or not. Here the President is right.
But the question is what type of office will the President put a Minister
of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria other than a ministry?
Does it mean that the President intends to pay less to those who will not
head a ministry? Otherwise, it does not make less. 1. There will be no
specialization, 2. There will likely be underutilization of those other
minister not heading ministries. 3. It will amount to waste of resources if
ministers are paid into occupying offices without portfolios. 4. It is also
possible to have those not heading ministries to work more than those
heading offices while paid less because their job are not really defined
and so, they can even run errands. My Position is that if Mr President is
appointing 36 ministers what stops him retaining 36 ministries for them
where they can function properly and be held responsible. If it is as a
result of the nation being broke, he should cut down the pay of the
ministers. You can imagine a minister earning more than the CJN the 5th
person in governance.