Tinubu’s cabinet rejig politically-motivated – Former Minister

• Shittu said the cabinet reshuffling has political undertone as it’s not about infusing brighter and superior minds into the Federal Executive Council, FEC

An former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet shake-up.

Shittu said the cabinet reshuffling has political undertone as it’s not about infusing brighter and superior minds into the Federal Executive Council, FEC.

Shittu bare his mind on the development on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.

“If you look at the changes we had yesterday (Wednesday), I doubt whether it is necessarily bringing in superior minds or better minds, in terms of governance, in terms of expectations, in terms of performance.

“As far as I am concerned, it is just a case of some Nigerians being asked to move on, some other Nigerians are being brought in, which does not necessarily mean that those who have been shoved aside are inferior to the new people being brought in,” Shittu said..

Within Nigeria had reported that Tinubu on Wednesday sacked seven ministers reassigned 10 others and appointed seven new persons.

Reacting, Shittu said the cabinet shake-up was a mere political ritual to calm dissatisfied citizens.

“More often than not, it is not everybody who is appointed as a minister that fits in.

“You’ll agree with me that because of the Nigerian factor, a lot of decisions have political colourations than meritocracy in determining who becomes a minister,” the former minister said.

Shittu said ministerial nominees must be thoroughly screened by the Senate, as Nigerians don’t have the patience for trial-and-error ministers.