Route Appointments Through Party, Group Tells Jonathan

[Shola Sholaz]

Ahead of the reconstitution of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to allow the party play a pivotal role in the exercise, a group, Good Governance Front (GGF), stated this in a statement it issued yesterday.
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The group in the statement, which was signed by its National Coordinator, Hon. Akintunde Ige said if the party must bring sanity and stability to its fold and the government, all nominations should be routed through the party.
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The statement reads, "The recent cabinet reshuffle by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has thrown up a lot of issues. Speculations have been rife as to why the ministers were relieved of their appointments.
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Many have attributed the action to various reasons; from political to poor performance, the need to inject fresh blood into the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and calculations towards the 2015 elections.
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Others have adduced other reasons; from the reasonable to the outrightly ludicrous.
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"A careful analysis of all the comments and opinions, one point that has remained consistent is the fact that most of the ministers were removed because of the alleged loyalty to some godfathers, governors or interests, other than the common good.