Revealed: Why Jonathan Sacked Nine Ministers

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President Goodluck Jonathan sacked nine ministers yesterday – in a shocking move that sparked questions on the motive of the action.
Five factors accounted for the ministers’ sack:
According to highly-placed sources in government, some of the reasons are: non-performance; security reports on alleged corruption; political allegiance and doubtful loyalty to the President; poor management of turn-key projects; and the crisis in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
A source, who pleaded not to be named because of the “sensitivity” of the matter, said: “You will recall that the President asked the ministers to sign a performance bond. About four of the nine ministers failed to live up to expectations in the assessment of the Presidency.

Breaking news!! Nine Nigerian serving ministers sacked

President Jonathan's administration
has sacked nine serving ministers.
They are: Education minister -
Ruqayat Rufai. Minister of State for
Power - Zainab Kunchi. Minister of
State for Agriculture - Buka Jinani.
Minister for National Planning -
Shamsudeen Usman. Minister for
Science&Technology - Ita Okon.
Minister of Foreign Affairs -
Olugbenga Ashiru. Minister for
Lands - Ama Pepple, Minister for
Environment - Hadiza Mailafia and
Minister of State for Defence -Erelu
Olusola Obada.
Mr President wants to re-shuffle his
cabinet. More details later...

Women Affairs Minister Urges Senate To Delete Controversial ‘Child Marriage’ Clause

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Hajia Zainab Maina, Women Affairs Minister

 

Hajiya Zainab Maina, Minister of Women Affairs, has called on the Senate to revisit the controversial Section 29 (4)(b) of the 1999 Constitution and delete it in its entirety due to its discriminatory nature.

The clause, which states “Any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age,” promotes gender inequality and can make an underage married girl to be charged under criminal law, she said.
Briefing journalists on constitution review matters in Abuja yesterday, Maina emphasised that it was necessary to clear the air on what the issues really were.