Politics
Oshiomhole Threatens To Urge Buhari To Sack Irresponsible Ministers
Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari‘s fatherly disposition is been taken advantage of by ministers who are not up and doing in their various ministries.
He threatened to seek Buhari’s decision to sack such ministers from the federal cabinet, stating that if the President allows his office to be disrespected, he will not condone disrespect for the party.
The statement was made by Oshiomhole during an interview with the State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Oshiomhole stated that the leadership of APC would not continue to tolerate ministers who abuse their offices and disrespect President Muhammadu Buhari by refusing to carry out his orders.
He said, “You know, we must return to internal discipline. You cannot purport to be an honourable minister and you act dishonourably. Nobody is greater than the party.
“If the President condones disrespect for his office, I will not condone disrespect for the party.
“And when we expel the minister, we will prevail on the President that he can’t keep in his cabinet people who have neither respect for his own decisions nor have respect for the party without which they would not have been ministers.
“There are no independent candidates in our system. Nobody, I emphasise, no minister is above the party and they have taken undue advantage of the President’s fatherly disposition.”
Oshiomhole said it was the same “green pen” that made them ministers that also appointed the board members that they are refusing to inaugurate.
He said it was illegal for a minister in a democracy to subvert the powers of the boards because the laws establishing the institutions are clear.
The party chairman said he was sure that affected ministers did not have the President’s backing in their actions.
He added, “When a minister sits in his office to appropriate the powers of the board in a democracy not in a dictatorship and award contracts that didn’t go though boards, those are clear abuse of office for which they are liable.
“I am convinced that what they are doing is not with the endorsement of Mr. President. Over the period, they have tried to drop the President’s name, but I tell them it is the same authority that appointed these people.
“So, we are informing them that it is either they comply with the President’s instructions or they comply with the party’s position or they go and administer outside the government.
“We have respect for ministers, but only to the extent that they recognise that they are products of a political party and we are not negotiating that.
“If they did that in the past, under our leadership we will not tolerate it.
“They either comply or we will expel them from the party.
“When we expel them, we will find out how a government can keep a rebel in the cabinet.
“There is no question about that.”
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 5:22 pm
O! U cannot do it urself
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 3:45 pm
See his irresponsible face. Aturu.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 1:19 pm
This Basket mouth will spoil scattered APC soon
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 4:37 am
Weldon, oshi-mo-ole fulfilling his purpose… My ppl rejoice cus the end of Apc, Bubu and all this evil in d land is near
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 1:41 am
Oshiomhole even yourself need to be remove
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 11:02 pm
Oshimile doing a good job…
Only Oshimile is d best candidate to destroy APC faster than expected
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 9:57 pm
So after months of selecting them u still have irresponsible ministers.God will be exposin u ppl.one by one.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 8:27 pm
Storyyyyyy
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 5:52 pm
Confirmation that Buhari has no grip on his goverment. A cluelessness Mongo park era. Is it Oshiomole that appointed Buhari ministers? Is he now Buhari’s disciplinarian or a body guard that he is threating to descipline or expel Buhari cabinet members? I hope he will equally look into certificate forgery and the NNPC fraud as well? OSHO Baba! Pls tell Buhari what to do since he can’t reason or take action himself! I beg you too much.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 5:36 pm
If men were God…..
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 5:13 pm
Oshiomhole, is getting too of you, remember your power has limit and your not the president of Nigeria, your just a common Chairman of APC
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 5:09 pm
Unfortunately he is busy with shaku shaku
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 4:47 pm
Oshiomhole has been commissioned to destroy apc. Carry go joor.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 4:35 pm
Good even you oshu
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 4:32 pm
He is beign pushed by new office zeal,but his end shall be disastrous
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Stupid man
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Is it part of his responsibility as national party chairman
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 4:03 pm
See responsible man oooo
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 3:53 pm
Sack them they are irresponsible and make oshomole a super minister,his is the only man dat is not corrupt.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 3:39 pm
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 3:02 pm
see goat on sit shit holle nigeria
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 2:47 pm
The man that came through the back door is calling others irresponsible. What an irony of faith,. A man who is qualified to be stoned is trying to cast the first stone. This country is a strange place.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Oshomole is taking that trash because he has some issues with ngige.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 2:39 pm
Including you.
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 2:33 pm
Do we have irresponsible ministers? in this incorruptible era ? wait a minutes who appoint them at first place? incompetent Irresponsible Government of APC, Ehy Sack nobody cos all of you are going sometime to hell. if my father is a Nigerian politician i will personal kill him cos he has disappoint God and humanity
Anonymous
July 23, 2018 at 2:25 pm
This is what Nigerians are expecting… Kick out inactive cabinet member.