According to President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake, the announcement of ministerial nominees will be made by President Tinubu at his own discretion and when he deems it appropriate.
“When the President is good and ready. You will be the first to know about his intentions,” Alake said while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
In response to inquiries about the rumored list circulating in the media, Dele Alake stated that President Tinubu will unveil the list of nominees at his own discretion and when he considers it appropriate and timely.
He said, “About the ministerial list, the simple truth is this is an executive presidency. We’re not running a parliamentary system.
“So the President, the bucks stop on his table, and he decides when it’s fit and proper for him to make his cabinet list.
“We are not unaware of all the speculations, innuendos, rumors, and all kinds of things in the media. Now, as a media man, I chuckled to myself that people just want to sell, so they just fabricate. There is not an iota of truth in all of those things. When the President is good and ready, you will be the first to know about his intentions.”
The presidential aide explained that President Tinubu is still operating within the constitutional timeframe of 60 days for announcing his ministerial nominees, as stated in the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. Alake previously stated that Tinubu would form his cabinet within one month of assuming office, aligning with the constitutional requirement for presidents-elect and governors-elect to submit the names of their ministerial and commissioner nominees within 60 days of taking the oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or state House of Assembly.
He said, “I told you in an earlier interview that it didn’t take Asiwaju more than three weeks to form his cabinet as governor.
“That was as at that time. I think 60 days is even too much.
“A month, maximum, is enough for any serious government to form its cabinet and put a structure of government in place after the swearing-in.”
