Senator Gbenga Kakah has said that for President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed in his administration, he needed to identify some ministers who were not capable and sack hem in six months.
In an interview with Vanguard, the former deputy governor of Ogun state commended the president on his choice of ministers but said some of them got their positions because of the influence of their masters and thus had nothing to offer.
He said: If people want to criticise, they should examine their brains first before they talk. As far as Buhari is concerned, he has done well. I have said it that there are still some big elephants in his administration that should be replaced in the next six months.
He also talked about the appointment of Mrs Kemi Adeosun as minister of finance saying her credibility was doubtful considering she was commissioner for finance in Ogun state under governor Ibikunle Amosun.
He said: “She was the immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Ogun State. Show me your friends, I will tell you who you are. She may be different but I don’t know.
“She may be okay but if somebody is working for a pathological liar, who will make submission full of sound and fury signifying nothing, presiding over an administration that is getting all priorities wrong with dilapidated infrastructure everywhere, economic opportunities begging for attention right from farming to industry, it becomes difficult to be optimistic about that person.
“Ogun State is to Lagos what New Jersey of the United States of America is to New York. But go to Agbara, go to Igbesa with a lot of industries, the roads are terribly bad. Some industries are closing down because of the bad roads. Go to Olokola, it is the same story. Dangote was frustrated and had to move to Lagos.
“Okitipupa Oil Mill and Okomu Oil Mill were established by Papa Obafemi Awolowo at the same time with Apoje Oil Mill and Lomero; they are now moribund. For four years, nothing was done. Okitipupa Oil Mill is quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange at about N19 per share while Okomu Oil Mill is quoted at over N13 per share. The turnover of Okomu Oil Mill is in the region of N 12. 5 billion and the profit margin is encouraging. It is more than 25 percent.
“There is hardly any industry that can boast of such. How come we have Apoje, we have Lomero, we even have rubber estate and nothing is being done?
“Money is being wasted on building bridges. The rural areas are totally neglected, agriculture is totally neglected. If that is the person nominating someone for a sensitive position like the office of the minister of finance, Buhari needs to look at his back and see whether the decision he has taken is right or wrong.”