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The Campaign for Equal Rights and Opportunities for all Nigerians, CERON, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rethink his choice of about 48-member cabinet saying the number is too bogus for a distressed economy like Nigeria.
The group stated that it was unacceptable to have that huge number as Ministers when most Nigerians are living in abject poverty and are being asked to persevere.
The Secretary of CERON, Mr. Francis Odiir in a statement weekend noted that President Tinubu’s choice of a huge cabinet did not reflect the present economic realities in the country.
He pointed out that it was unacceptable for a government that had been encouraging Nigerians to brace up to the economic hardship in the country by cutting down on unnecessary spendings to willfully fail on its part to lead by example.
He said: “We expected the government to lead by example after asking Nigerians to tighten up their belts. But that is not the case particularly with a bogus cabinet of about 48 Ministers.
“That is certainly not the way to go. We had all expected that President Tinubu would take into cognisance the fact that the present economic realities would not allow room for a humongous cabinet.
“You cannot overload a vehicle and expect it to move at a pace that would enable it cover enough grounds in recorded time. This cabinet is simply over loaded; and apart from some persons who have attained enviable heights in their chosen profession and positions of responsibility entrusted to them, many of the persons in this cabinet are simply just being rewarded by the President and not for their acumen…
