In what looks like final
preparations toward the release of Federal Executive Cabinet before by the end
of this month deadline set by President Muhammad Buhari during a press address
in Ghana some weeks back, feelers from the Department of State Security Service
(DSSS) revealed that the agency is conducting extensive background checks on some
notable technocrats and politicians for ministerial nominees.
Among others, the
agency is looking at the financial dealings of the ministerial hopeful nominees
as well as their records with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) and Nigeria Police.
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| Human Rights Crusader, Femi Falana |
Already, speculations are rife
that the DSSS had conducted its foundation checks on human rights crusader and
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana who is rumoured to be the candidates of founding
Chairman of All Progressive Party (APC) and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a
National Leader of APC for Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the
Federation.
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| Wale Edun, former Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State |
Another ministerial nominee is
the former Presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress and renowned
Professor of Economics, Pat Utomi who is believed to be the choice for Ministry
of Economic Planning. Utomi is likely to make the list this time around though
his name and other technocrats had been promoted in the past only to be absent
in the final lists. This was the case during former President Olusegun
Obasanjo’s administration.
Others candidates who were said
to have been equally screened are the former Governor of Osun State Prince
Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former Lagos State Commissioner of Finance during the
governorship reigns of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wale Edun who is expected to
manage the portfolio of Ministry of Finance, former Managing Director of
Nigerian Breweries Ltd, Festus Odimegwu, former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.
General Abdurahman Dambazu (rtd), ex-Chief Executive of Federal Inland Revenue,
Mrs. Itueko Omoigui-okanu and Abubarkar Malami (SAN) among others.
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| Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former Governor of Osun State |
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