Report: Buhari's Men May Leave His Cabinet Soon!

Nigeria News Update on Naija365blog
NewsDay report revealed an authenticated information that at least seven ministers may soon leave President Muhammadu Buhari cabinet because of the severe position of the incumbent government.
The affected and unhappy ministers are reportedly not satisfied with the N4 million approved by President Buhari as their yearly accommodation allowance as they have not been able to rent any meaningful house in Abuja.

One of the political aides to the ministers noted that the austerity was becoming so unbearable that most Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) have been made to cut down on their continual expenditure such as local travels and the purchase of newspapers for the different units in the headquarters of the ministry. He said:

“Do you know that we no longer buy ‘plenty” of newspapers as before? We just buy a few copies which are sent to the minister’s office. It is after he has finished reading, that the papers would be sent to other offices. “Also , we no longer travel with Oga on some of these trips because there is no money . These days , if he is travelling, he goes with just a few persons , mainly security and protocol officials. It is from these guys that we get to know where they are and what is happening at any point in time .” 

According to another source, the ministers demanded a N20 million grant each to enable them settle down in Abuja. However, this request was turned down by President Buhari who saw the amount as ‘unreasonably high’ in view of the state of the economy. Therefore, a number of the ministers have been “technically stranded” on the issue of accommodation. “One of the ministers who once served as a Commissioner in one of the SouthWest states has been squatting in one of the mansions belonging to his political godfather and chieftain of the ruling party”, the source added.