Due to the abysmal performance of ministers from the South-South zone in the past cabinet, some political observers have suggested that the new cabinet should be a blend of technocrats and youths to effectively deliver services to the people.
Uduaghan enjoys considerable leverage by virtue of his personal relationship with APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. Besides, Uduaghan played immense role in hosting Buhari in Warri prior to election. So, he may be rewarded for these efforts. Delta State APC governorship contestant, Prof. Pat Utomi, who likened the present economic, political and security developments in the country to a war situation, wants President Buhari to appoint technocrats as ministers.
This factor and a few others is said to be working for him, but he is not favourably disposed to party hierarchy in Abuja and the Ochalla executive in the state, which may work against him. Ambassador Asuquo is considered a loyal party man and has been a long-standing friend of the President, even in the days of the Congress for Progressive Change in 2009 and later the All Nigeria Peoples Party .
He said: “No doubt, a lot of appointment came to Cross River State, many of which were concentrated in Cross River Central. With the weight of these appointments, one would have expected that Cross River State should have been delivered to President Buhari. But the reverse was the case. He said: “In fact, Eteng’s emergence in the Presidential Campaign Council was not on grounds of merit, but by fiat. If there’s a contention to this, we urge Eteng to mention one contribution he made to the party during the electioneering exercise and even after, and produce the result of his polling unit, Ward and local government he won for APC to win the argument that only those who won at polls deserve to be appointed ministers.
The Guardian gathered from APC sources in the state that the President had asked the immediate Minister of National Planning to suggest somebody to take over his position, since he may not want to return as minister. It was gathered that he suggested John Akpan Udoedeghe because of his loyalty to the party since he left PDP in 2007 to Action Congress of Nigeria now APC.
Most political observers that spoke with The Guardian on the subject think that Senator Akpabio may not be interested in the ministerial appointment because of the legal case at the election tribunal between him and the new senator representing his district, Mr. Christopher Ekpenyong.
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