NewsNigerians Raise Alarm As Buhari Orders Incoming Ministers To Pass Through Abba Kyari If They Want Any Meeting With Him

Nigerians Raise Alarm As

Nigerians have expressed dismay at reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has told incoming ministers of his second term cabinet to channel any request to meet with him through the chief of staff, Abba Kyari.

The President was reported to have said this in his closing remark at a presidential retreat for minister’s designate in Abuja.

“In terms of coordination, kindly ensure that all submissions for my attention or meeting requests be channelled through the Chief of Staff” He said.

Reacting, a particular twitter user, raised concern as regard whether the country now has a prime minister, in addition to a president. Buhari Orders Incoming Ministers To Pass Through Abba Kyari If They Want Any Meeting With HimAnother user simply questioned the rationale behind ministers going through the chief of staff, who, like the minister, is an appointee of the president.