Monday, November 23, 2015

Nigeria’s New Ministers Brainstorm Roles After Buhari Shake-Up

 
Reuters, 23/11 16:03 CET
 
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Julia Payne

ABUJA (Reuters) – Speaking from a cramped and makeshift office, a top Nigerian civil servant says his minister, Udoma Udo Udoma, has spent much of the fortnight since his appointment in meetings trying to work out his team’s remit.

Udoma’s new Ministry of Budget and National Planning reduces the power of the finance ministry – previously responsible for allocating spending – and, the civil servant says, will “help ministries to synergise”.

That is no small task.

Since President Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29, and in the months of campaigning beforehand, projects – including roads and other infrastructure initiatives – and foreign aid have been put on hold in the absence of a cabinet. 

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Source: Euronews

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