Senate Calls For Sack Of Kemi Adeosun, Udo Udoma
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday called for the sack or redeployment of the Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and her counterpart in the Ministry of Budget and Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma respectively.
According to the senators, the duo should be relieved of their duties or redeployed to other ministries where they could be more competent and productive.
They also stressed that a quick exit from recession depends on how urgently the nation tackles a host of economic, social, political, educational, health and attitudinal issues.
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The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu (PDP, Enugu West), said “the President needs to look at his cabinet. He has to put square pegs in square holes. Your Excellency, distinguished colleagues, Udo Udoma is my friend, an accomplished lawyer for that matter but in fairness to him, I believe he can do better in another ministry especially like Trade and Investment; certainly not Budget and Planning.
“The Minister of Finance can do much better in another ministry. At this critical time, we need somebody who is more experienced to man the Ministry of Finance so that he can be able to coordinate the strategies for this recovery.
“I also believe that we need to have all hands on deck right now. It does not matter their religion, it does not matter their party. We need to go all out and look for the best brains to help us come out of this recession. At this point, it does not matter to us whether you are APC or PDP or you are non-aligned. The important thing is that the President has to look for the best people to come together to proffer solutions. It does not matter which party you belong to.”
Meanwhile, Senator Sani who disagreed with senator Ekweremadu believed the recession was common among the oil producing countries. He said “Removing the Minister of Finance will not be able to get us out of this problem because this recession is not Nigeria’s alone. It is all countries that are dependent on oil revenue.”
