– Cabinet Shake-Up Imminent
NIGERIA’s minister of justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, may be the next high-ranking member of President
Jonathan’s cabinet that would be advised to tender a face-saving letter of resignation following the new zero-tolerance for high level officials being showcased, sharpegdenews.com has learned.
According to impeccable sources in Abuja, Mr. Mohammed Adoke is being viewed as “a major disgrace” to President Goodluck Jonathan’s vision of an era of the rule of law in the country, and concerns have been expressed in the same regard by several international allies of Nigeria, including opposition and pro-administration groups within Nigeria.
President Jonathan, according to the usually reliable sources, is said to be determined to announce a major cabinet shake-up in the month of October and the attorney-general is being subtly pressured to “cede authority for obvious gaffes in handling sensitive briefs involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission prosecutions, along with his poor funding for critical agencies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,” said a source that requested anonymity because authorization had not been issued to divulge the information.
The country’s minister of power, Dr. Barth Nnaji was forced only on Tuesday to vacate office after being exposed in a major scandal.
One of our sources said that, Mr. Adoke, who has consistently acted in disregard for laid down procedures, was refused private audience by American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her last visit to Nigeria on Thursday, August 9 2012, in order not to be accused of meeting with a person already rated as compromised.
Sharpedgenews.com reliably gathered that Adoke was supposed to have a discussion with Mrs. Clinton at the residence of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, but was politely informed that an “adjustment to the schedule made it impossible.”
“It was a diplomatic rebuff” from the US administration for Adoke’s compromising attitude on Nigeria’s war on crimes and narcotic trade.
Adoke has become a consistent “goof-ball” among key administration officials for the disorganized manner in which he often blocks prosecution of corrupt individuals. He is said to be a major factor in the poor funding of the NDLEA and other important agencies saddle with fighting illicit drugs, counterfeiting of pharm