Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he will constitute his cabinet by the end of September 2015.
He made these remarks when he addressed the press at the end of a one day working visit to Ghana.
Mr. Buhari upon assuming office in March has demonstrated his commitment in dealing with corruption in Nigeria as well as improve the economic situation of the West African country.
The latest include a public declaration of his assets which revealed that Mr. Buhari has $150,000 (£100,000) in his personal account.
[contextly_sidebar id=”lJSGxNgnVU4qj3UqdFNxhrdOICk2gI9Z”]President Buhari who declined to comment on whether or not he was constrained in getting the right persons to serve in his cabinet, was however optimistic of constituting a cabinet by the end of the month as promised,
“I think when I was sworn in I said I will have the cabinet in September, this is September I expect that question on the 30th of this month if I haven’t had a cabinet,”he said.
Meanwhile Mr. Buhari said a lot of progress had been made as part of efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency and that the government will be able to meet the set targets.
“A clear time of repairing in terms of retraining, recouping and redeploying the troops, I think if you have been to the northeast, the military is really gaining ground and Boko Haram is virtually limited, he said.
“And the people, that is, the persons that have been moved out because of the insurgency, that is the Internally Displaced Persons are gradually moving back into their constituencies and they are being integrated into their respective communities. So really if you bother to find out, a lot of progress is being made,” Mr. Buhari added.
President Buahari’s visit to Ghana also witnessed discussions on how the two countries could effectively work to harness their bilateral relationship.
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By: Pius Amihere Eduku/citifmonline.com/Ghana