Ohanaeze Ndigbo Slams Buhari over Delay in Appointing ministers …Asks Senate to shelve recess
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze
Ndigbo, on Sunday berated President Muhammadu Buhari over the delay in
constituting his cabinet almost two months after he was sworn in for a second
term.
The organisation said the delay was becoming
worrisome, insisting that there were competent hands across the 36 states of
the country that could be appointed to steer the country out of its present
situation.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze
Ndigbo, Mr. Chuks Ibegbu, who spoke to journalists in Enugu, asked the president to
quickly constitute his cabinet without any further delay.
He said the inability of the president to
constitute his cabinet was taking a negative toll on the country, noting that
the president must proof his readiness to continue to lead the country by
quickly doing the needful.
Ibegbu also chided the Senate for announcing its
readiness to proceed on recess on July 26, not minding the current security
challenges facing the nation.
“This is the reason why we have always canvassed
for part-time legislature. These are people that just received jumbo pay and
the first thing that came to their mind is to proceed on recess; not minding
the plethora of crisis facing the country.
“Proceeding on recess when the country is on fire
is unthinkable. Imagine them giving the president ultimatum, as if they are not
part of the country. This simply means they don’t have anything to offer the
nation. They are busy chasing after rats when the entire house is on fire; it’s
unfortunate,” Ibegbu said.
The organization further urged the senators to
perish the idea of proceeding on recess, unless they’ve decided to abandon the
nation to its fate.
“We are busy complaining of the rising cost of
governance and yet the senators are rubbing it on our faces. They just got
millions and they are going on recess. By the time, they return, the next thing
will be scramble for committee chairmanship. This is sad,” he said.
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