President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the names of seven new
ministers to the Senate for confirmation according to African Independent
Television [AIT].
Among the nominees are a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu
Obanikoro, Kenneth Kobani, a former National Treasurer of the defunct Action
Congress of Nigeria [ACN], who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic
Party, and a former Senator, Patrick Akwashiki.
Mr. Obanikoro was one of the biggest casualties of the gubernatorial
primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], after resigning his
ministerial position on October 15 to vie for the party’s ticket in Lagos for
the 2015 election.
He lost to Jimi Agbaje, a relatively less known candidate, who had the
backing of the party’s most powerful leaders in Lagos.
Mr. Obanikoro rejected the Lagos results and filed a legal challenge against
the declaration of Mr. Agbaje as winner, kicking off a row that has the
potential to ruin any chances the party may have in snatching Lagos from All
Progressives Congress, APC in 2015.
The logjam was finally resolved amicably after President Goodluck Jonathan
assured Mr. Obanikoro he would reappoint him a minister as part of a deal
personally brokered by the President to get him to discontinue his legal
challenge of the PDP governorship primary result for Lagos State.
Mr. Obanikoro later withdrew his court case, at the same time promising to
fully support Mr. Agbaje as the PDP candidate.
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