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  • ‘I remain committed to your agenda’, sacked power minister tells President Buhari

    ‘I remain committed to your agenda’, sacked power minister tells President Buhari

    Former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has declared his support for the Muhammadu Buhari administration following his sack by the President.

    He made the declaration on Thursday in a statement, a day after President Muhammadu Buhari relieved Mamman of his duty as a minister.

    The President had also sacked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono.

    Despite the development, Mamman said he remained committed to the agenda of President Buhari for Nigeria and would continue to support him.

    He thanked the Nigerian leader for the opportunity to serve in his cabinet and contribute his quota to the development of the nation.

    Mamman was also thankful for the confidence the President had in him, as well as the support he received while serving as the power minister.

    Similarly, he thanked the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and the leadership of the Power Sector Supervisory Working Group.

    The former minister also thanked members of the Federal Executive Council for the coordinated and productive working relationships he had with them, as well as those in the Ministry of Power, the All Progressive Congress (APC), and Taraba State, among others.

    Read the statement released by Mamman below:

    With a deep sense of humility and submission to the will of Almighty Allah, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR for granting me the opportunity to serve in his administration and contribute my quota to our beloved Nation Nigeria.

    I am grateful for the confidence, belief, and trust he placed in me and most especially the support he gave me during my tenure at the Power House and his leadership direction.

    I remain committed to his agenda for our great Nation and shall continue to support him in any way possible.

    I am also grateful to His Excellency the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and his leadership of the Power Sector Supervisory Working Group.

    To my Colleagues at the Federal Executive Council, my sincere appreciation for the coordinated and Productive Working relationships we had, and also the personal relationships forged.

    My sincere gratitude also goes out to everyone at the Federal Ministry of Power and its supervising agencies, without your tremendous and selfless efforts, we couldn’t have recorded the giant strides we achieved in the past two years.

    To my Personal Aides, thank you all for your dedication, loyalty, and selflessness.

    To our great Party the All Progressive Congress, thank you for the platform that has given Nigerians progressive leadership.

    Most of all to the people of my great State Taraba and my fellow Nigerians, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve.

    God bless Nigeria

    Engr. Sale Mamman

    02/09/2021

  • Why I fired Mamman, Nanono – Buhari

    Why I fired Mamman, Nanono – Buhari

    President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he fired Mohammed Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of Power.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari fired both Ministers in a statement to cabinet members during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.

    Buhari said the changes were sequel to the “tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review” through sector reporting during Cabinet meetings and at retreats.

    President Buhari approved a reshuffle in the cabinet formed on August 21, 2019.

    In the statement, President Buhari announced that Nanono and Mamman were leaving the cabinet.

    In the same vein, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, was redeployed to assume office as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, while Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, Minister of State, Works & Housing will now be the Minister of Power.

    The President said the changes were sequel to the “tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review” through sector reporting during Cabinet meetings and at retreats.

    He added that “these significant review steps have helped to identify and strengthen weak areas, close gaps, build cohesion and synergy in governance, manage the economy and improve the delivery of public good to Nigerians.”

    The full text of the statement reads: “On Wednesday 21st August, 2019 the current Federal Executive Council was sworn-in after a rigorous retreat to bring returning and new members up to speed on the accomplishments, challenges and lessons drawn from my first term in Office and to emphasise the 9 priority areas of government for the second term.

    “Two years and some months into the second term, the tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review has taken firm roots through sector Reporting during Cabinet meetings and at Retreats.

    “These significant review steps have helped to identify and strengthen weak areas, close gaps, build cohesion and synergy in governance, manage the economy and improve the delivery of public good to Nigerians.

    “I must commend this cabinet for demonstrating unparalleled resilience that helped the government to navigate the disruption to global systems and governance occasioned by the emergence of COVID-19 shortly after inauguration. The weekly Federal Executive Council meetings was not spared because the traditional mode was altered.

    “As we are all aware, change is the only factor that is constant in every human endeavour and as this administration approaches its critical phase in the second term, I have found it essential to reinvigorate this cabinet in a manner that will deepen its capacity to consolidate legacy achievements.

    “Accordingly, a few cabinet changes, marking the beginning of a continuous process, have been approved. They are as follows:

    “Ministers Leaving the Cabinet: Mohammed Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of Power.

    “Redeployment: Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, to assume office as the Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development; and Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, Minister of State, Works & Housing assume office as the Minister of Power.

    “In due course, substantive nominations will be made to fill the consequential vacancies in accordance with the requirements of the constitution.

    “I have personally met with the departing members to thank them for their contributions to discussions in cabinet and the invaluable services rendered to the nation. Today, effectively marks their last participation in the Federal Executive Council deliberations and I wish them the best in all future endeavours.

    “Finally, I wish to reiterate once more, that this process shall be continuous. I thank you all and May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

  • BREAKING: Osinbajo, Minister who accompanied Kyari to Germany test negative for coronavirus

    BREAKING: Osinbajo, Minister who accompanied Kyari to Germany test negative for coronavirus

    Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday tested negative to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.

    This was revealed on Wednesday in a Facebook post by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President on political matters.

    “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo tested negative,” he shared on Wednesday morning.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNGreports, the Vice President submitted himself for a test on Tuesday after reports that the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari tested positive. The test was carried out on the Vice President on Tuesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC).

    The VIce President has since being in isolation.

    Osinbajo has had several contacts with Kyari since he returned from Germany on 14 March where he contracted the virus.

    Meanwhile, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman who accomapanied Kyari to Germany also tested negative for the virus.

    The Minister had accompanied Kyari to Germany for the Nigerian-Siemens Electricity Project.

    Sale Mamman reportedly underwent the test last week with result showing negativity.

    The federal ministry of power has been gripped with tension following the reports of Kyari’s positive test for Covid-19. Checks showed that many staff in the minister’s office were worried about their own state of health.

    “I can confirm to you that the Minister tested negative.There is no cause for alarm”, a top source at the ministry hinted.

    TNG reports that as at Wednesday morning total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria had swelled to 46 following the announcement of two new cases in Osun and Lagos by NCDC.