President Tinubu Nominates Keyamo As Minister

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated the immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, as a minister.

Tinubu announced the nomination in a letter addressed to the Senate and read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Friday.

Recall that Keyamo had said it is an aberration to appoint a Minister of State, adding that the designation is unconstitutional.

He stated this while making a speech during a valedictory session chaired by former President Muhammadu Buhari in May.

Citing some portions of the constitution, Keyamo, however, noted that his observation was not out of ingratitude but as his contribution to the nation’s constitutional development as a relatively young democracy and to aid future governments to optimise the performance of those they appoint as ministers.

He explained in a lengthy speech that it is difficult to assess the individual performances of the Ministers of State since their discretion was shackled with the discretion of the Ministers as any original ideas developed by a Minister of State are subject to clearance by another colleague in the cabinet before they can sail through for consideration by Council.