This Day
13 May 2011
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to its 36 state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to submit 10 names each to be considered as ministers, special advisers and other federal government appointments in the in-coming government.
But in spite of this move, THISDAY learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan is planning a leaner cabinet by limiting ministerial appointments to the minimum of 36 prescribed by the Constitution.
Section 147 (3) of the 1999 Constitution states that the president shall appoint a minster from every state of the federation.
However, the practice since 1999 is that in addition to the 36 slots being filled, a provision was made to accommodate six more ministers on geo-political basis, thereby bloating the cabinet to 42.
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