The PUNCH reports that Shetty’s name on the ministerial nominees’ list submitted to the Senate was then withdrawn and replaced with that of Mariya Mahmoud. They are a group of ambitious people with different ambitions within the power base set to hijack power and protect their interests. “How would a ministerial nominee from Kano State find her name in the list and was told that she isn’t on the list upon confirmation? When queried if he would like to serve under President Tinubu, Dalung said, “On the condition that they would not padlock this mouth”. The former minister from Plateau State served as a cabinet minister between 2015 and 2019 in the first term of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Source: Punch October 10, 2023 23:23 UTC