MINISTERIAL LIST: There’s no hope for Nigeria as long as Buhari remains President – Timi Frank

A former deputy national publicity secretary of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has expressed dismay over the caliber of persons President Muhammadu Buhari nominated as ministers, in the list he sent to the Senate on Tuesday.

Frank, apparently disappointed said that Nigerians should forget hoping to see the country make any meaningful achievement, while Buhari remains in power.

He stated this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that if the Nigerian Senate were to have patriotic persons who are rightly guided by conscience, that 70 – 80 per cent of the nominees would be rejected based on their incompetence and past corruption records.

The statement read, “The current ministerial list is a direct confirmation that Buhari does not only court corrupt individuals but also wines and dines with known corrupt personalities.

“It is clear that some prominent names on the list have at one time or the other been guest of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to answer corruption charges while some still have pending corruption cases in court.

“The ministerial list is a further confirmation of General Buhari’s insincerity and incompetence. I make bold to say that there is indeed no hope for Nigeria as long as Gen Buhari remains the President (albeit illegally).

“If Buhari has any modicum of integrity as often claimed, most of the names that populated his new ministerial list would by now be in jail. However, he rewards and celebrate looters.

“Buhari must stop his pretense about fighting corruption. The list shows that he is rather a collaborator and supporter of corruption and corrupt persons in his government and the country.

“Were the Senate to patriotic and rightly guided by conscience, 70 – 80 per cent of the nominees would be rejected based on their incompetence and past corruption records.

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“However, Nigerians have lost confidence in the ability of 9th Senate to act in the national interest since they have decided to assume the role of a rubber stamp to the Executive since inception.

“I therefore appeal to the judiciary – as the hope of the common man – to come to the aid of Nigeria and Nigerians to rescue us from this unpatriotic gangs that are poised to take the country backwards.

“Let the judiciary be brave, stand for truth, justice and declare Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar as the rightful winner of the last presidential election, so he can come and rescue Nigeria from another four years of retrogressive governance, brazen looting of resources, oppression and harassment.”

Timi Frank, a Bayelsa State born-activist, played an active role while he was in APC to ensure that the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, who is from the same state with him, was defeated as incumbent in 2015.

He had since, regretted that he was part of those who played a part to bring Buhari to power in his first term.

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