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Why I Sent Ministerial List Late- Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari explained this morning why he eventually sent the list of the first batch of his ministerial nominees to the National Assembly for the Senate late yesterday.

According to him, the procedure for handing over to his government by the immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan contributed to the delay in the appointment of cabinet members.

Buhari who made this explanation in a nationwide address broadcast live on national television and radio station at 7am this morning noted that he was not unaware of the anxiety and heat generated both home and abroad by the delay in appointing his ministers.

He also hinted that he was yet to complete the nomination of ministers, saying he would forward additional names to the Senate for confirmation in due course.

“Anyway, the wait is over. The first set of names for ministerial nominees for confirmation has been sent to the Senate. Subsequent lists will be forwarded in due course. Impatience is not a virtue,” the president stated.

Explaining the delay in ministerial appointments, President Buhari restated that his administration inherited a plethora of problems that are urgently seeking to be quickly addressed if the country must move forward in terms of growth and development.

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Federal Workers To Get August Salary Late

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The delay in holding the monthly Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting for August may delay the payment of August salaries for government workers.

The meeting usually holds between 15th and 20th of every month, but has failed to hold as at August 25. While the Director of Press, Ministry of Finance, Marshal Gundu, has said that the meeting will hold on Wednesday, August 26, it usually takes between seven and 10 days from the day the meeting is held before workers’ salaries are paid.

The delay in holding the meeting has been attributed to revenue challenges, which the country had been grappling with in the last few months. There have been persistent shutdowns and shut-in of trunks and pipelines at various oil and gas terminals, which have had a negative impact on revenue performance.

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