Former Benue State Governor, Sen. George Akume, a ministerial
nominee, has assured that the next level of President Buhari’s
administration will be more productive.
Akume, in a chat with NAN on Wednesday, noted that Buhari was
committed to his agenda and as such has carefully put together a team to
assist in achieving the goal of moving the country to the next level.
“I alone cannot make a difference, but together with my colleagues we
will do our best for the country and Nigerians, and I believe when we
are done, Nigeria will never be the same again positively.
“Seven of us from the senate are part of the Federal Executive
Council, and so I believe the process is meant to smooth the
relationship between the executive and the legislative arm of the
government,’’ he said.
On his part, Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the
President on National Assembly Matters, described the ministerial
nominees screening process as elating to the senators and to himself.
Enang said it was a confirmation that President Buhari took time to
select men of good standing, people he knows and the best for the next
level.
“From the presentation by the distinguished members, who have been
screened and the other nominees, it has been very revealing and that the
president went to a great refinery and brought very refined men good
enough for the next level of this country,’’ he said.
On the relationship between the legislature and the executive, Ita
Enang noted that both arms of government are working together
seamlessly.
He said, “this shows that the relationship is very good, and there
were consultations between the executive and the legislative before the
list was compiled and delivered.
“There is also an indication that the senate prepared in advance for the screening and nothing has taken them by surprise.
“The CVs of all the nominees we had them, we produced 120 copies,
which were sent to the clerk of the senate to be distributed as each of
the candidate was coming in.
“You could see from the composure and dexterity displayed by the
President of the Senate, and even the comportment and professionalism of
the distinguished senators shows that Nigeria is actually different
under the 9th senate and second term of the president,’’ he said.