Strong indications have emerged that three former Governors, Babatunde
Fashola of Lagos state, Rotimi Ameachi of Rivers state and Kayode Fayemi
of Ekiti state have failed President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial
screening test.
According to the report, those already said to have been screened as
nominees include a former Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; a
Lagos-lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and Ifueko Omogui-Okauru.
Also
on the list are a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman
Dambazu (retd.); an ex-chief executive of the Federal Inland Revenue,
Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okaru; a former finance commissioner in Lagos State,
Mr. Wale Edun; and a former National Legal Adviser to the defunct
Congress for Progressive Change, Abubakar Malami (SAN).
The trio worked hard for the former Head of State to emerge the All
Progressives Congress, APC, presidential flag bearer as well as for him
to get elected President and were seen as top contenders for positions
in Buhari’s cabinet.
A highly placed security source at the
weekend disclosed that the DSS did not clear three ministerial nominees,
who are former governors, based on allegations of corruption brought
against them before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses
Commission, ICPC.
According to the source, the security agency
allegedly refused to clear the three former governors based on a series
of petitions written against them over allegations bordering on money
laundering, fraud and embezzlement.
The source further added that
when the three affected former governors appeared before the DSS
screening committee, they were confronted with the petitions and other
relevant documents attached to the petitions.
It was gathered that the screening of the nominees had been concluded on Friday.
President Buhari had earlier promised to unveil his cabinet before September 31.
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