In reaction to the embarrassing and debilitating five-month wait for President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute his cabinet when he was first elected in 2015, Nigerian lawmakers have altered the Nigerian Constitution to provide a two-month time limit for a President or State Governor to constitute their cabinet. The Constitution Fifth Alteration (N0. 45) Act assented to by President Buhari in March 2023 now requires that the President or a State Governor shall forward to the Senate or State House of Assembly as the case may be, the names of their nominees for confirmation as Ministers or Commissioners within sixty days after the date the President or Governor has taken his or her oath of office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition,\nthe alteration further requires such nominees to declare their assets and\nliabilities before their confirmation and prohibits the Senate and State Houses\nof Assembly from going ahead with such confirmation if this declaration is not\ndone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The alteration\ndoes not forbid the President or State Governors to appoint Ministers or\nCommissioners at any other time during their tenure subject to confirmation by\nthe Senate or State House of Assembly. Since cabinet members serve at the\npleasure of the President or Governor, this preserves their discretion to\nchange their Ministers or Commissioners as they choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Placing a\ntimeframe for nomination of Ministers and Commissioners is key to ensuring that\nkey government officials are in place and there is no delay or significant\ninterruption in the running of government business. This alteration binds the\nPresident-elect and Governors-elect who emerged from the 2023 general elections.\nThe failure of President Buhari to constitute his cabinet more than five months\nafter he assumed office in 2015 was a defining factor in Nigerians\u2019 assessment\nhis government at its beginning. The verdict was that the administration was a\nslow one lacking in responsiveness and even lack lustre. This perception has\npersisted throughout President Buhari\u2019s eight-year tenure, with the\nadministration described as having under-performed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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