2019: Gbenga Daniel Speaks On Atiku’s Restructuring Plan For Nigeria

Gbenga Daniel Speaks On Atiku’s Plan If He Is Elected President In 2019

Former governor of Ogun State and Director General, Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Daniel, has hinted that the his Principal, Atiku Abubakar, might give the position of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to the South West if he he becomes President in 2019

Daniel, made the disclosure during an interactive session with newsmen, yesterday, in Lagos, just as he assured that Atiku is serious about restructuring the country.

His words,”I know from my close interaction with the presidential candidate that he has already made up his mind that in his government, the SGF will go to the South West.

That I can say as a matter of privileged information. That is probably within his purview and his control.

“As a candidate, you have control over who becomes your running mate, you have control over who becomes your SGF, ministers, chief of staff.

“For the National Assembly, we will wait and see who emerges, but, I know when the time comes, and they do balancing in the government, they will also do some balancing or compensatory balancing in the National Assembly; when that happens, whether it is going to be at the position of the senate or House of Representatives, I am not in a position to say this,” he said.

On restructuring of the country, Daniel said Atiku is serious about the restructuring of the country, and he will tackle it headlong, if he wins, as he has always been consistent about it.

“Aside from major slots, I think what is paramount to the people of the South West is the restructuring of the country, which Atiku is very serious about, So, the issue for the South West is not personality or slot issue, per say, because personalities come and go, but restructuring Nigeria is significant and more symbolic than zoned offices,” he said.

Naija News recalls that Atiku, who is the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, picked former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, from the South East as his running mate, a move which has been challenged by some other parts of the South East.