Nigeria communities on Social media have staged president Buhari on Tuesday, after submitting the names of his ministers to the Upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, announced the 43 nominees on the floor of the Senate immediately after a closed session held by the lawmakers.
However, Nigerians who had expected the president to include new but competent hands across the ethnic, religious and political divide were shocked and disappointed to see old faces again.
They took to the social media to express their disappointment and frustration concerning the list and the Buhari-led administration.
Reacting to the ministerial list on Twitter, @xavier_2flyy wrote: “Disappointed to see these bunch of failures being called back to handle ministerial positions. No technocrats, just a bunch of hopeless politicians.”
@collinsconel took a swipe at Festus Keyamo who also made the list by saying, “Keyamo has finally gotten what he sold his soul for.”
@Xavier Sankara tweeted: “We were waiting as if something new is(sic) coming.”
@Meka Majik was shocked about the exclusion of the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. He asked a rhetorical question: “Wow. Akinwunmi Ambode not on the list?”
@realblessedness said: “He will be coming in the second half or ‘injury'; time when jagaban usefulness must have become useless. For now, they can';t toy with jagaban.”
@OtunbaCash said: “Sorry for Ambode used and dumped.”
@Gabriel54032459 responded thus: “It';s all over. So, this is the crack team you could come up with?”
He added, “If he has his way, it is northerners that will fill that list. Ministers are chosen from all Nigerian states. He has no choice. I';m sure you never knew this. How many women are on Buhari';s list? Dig that.”
On Facebook, Victor Eddy wrote: “Congratulations. I believe all of them meet up with APC kind of integrity. Those I know.”
Godwin David responded by saying: “Different form of the same thing--Isaac Newton. Imagine the names it took APC forever to compile.”
