Ministerial nominee and former governor of Anambra state, Senator Chris Ngige, has defended the cabinet selection of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ngige stated that the ministerial nominees will help Buhari deliver what was promised to Nigerians during the election campaign.
After meeting with the President on Friday,at the Presidential Villa, Ngige spoke with journalists.
“If you look at the list very critically, you will observe that Mr. President wants to go his voyage with people who have cognate experience in governance.
“When I say cognate experience, we are talking of people who have been tested, tried and trusted by their various people.
“So I don’t think Nigerians should expect anything less than what Mr. President is already doing from that team.
“The team will help Mr. President to deliver on most of the promises he made to Nigerian people, in fact much more quicker than is even envisaged because I don’t think there is anybody on that list that you can call a pushover in terms of government business.”
When asked if he’s concerned about the reception that the ministerial nominees will get at the Senate, Chris Ngige said he’s completely unperturbed.
“Why should I be bordered? The Senate is populated by elder statesmen and women and what they say they would do is in conformity with the laws of the land.
“That they would use constitutional requirements which I just mentioned to you now; and they would also use Senate rules and they also say they would use tradition: ‘bow and go’ which is a tradition.”
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