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| Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari |
Nigeria’s cabinet will be
expanded to bring in “more people and fresh ideas, for the ultimate benefit of
the people of Nigeria”, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday.
Government officials have
privately raised the prospect of Buhari reshuffling his cabinet since he
returned from medical leave in Britain in August, but the presidency had not
discussed any changes until Tuesday’s comments on Twitter.
However, Buhari did not
immediately provide any further details, nor mention any potential reshuffle of
ministers’ current portfolios.
The president’s
relationship with his cabinet has at times been tense. It took him six months
to appoint his initial team after he was inaugurated in May, 2015.
Ministers have struggled
to get access to Buhari since then and some are unhappy with their portfolios,
according to people familiar with the situation.
A letter from Nigeria’s
oil minister to Buhari, leaked at the beginning of this month, said he had
failed to secure an appointment with the president despite many attempts to do
so.
Source: Reuters
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