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Immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi,reportedly turned down an offer to serve in President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term cabinet.
President Buhari recently submitted a list of ministerial nominees to lawmakers for screening, vetting and confirmation, and the screening commenced on Wednesday.
Each state of the federation is constitutionally required to have a representative in the federal cabinet.
Nigeria’s list of ministers is often dominated by members of the governing political party.
Ajimobi, 69, of the governing APC, politely told the president that he would be passing up the opportunity to represent Oyo in the cabinet.
“While rejecting the offer, he offered to recommend younger people to fill in the role”, an aide of Ajimobi’s said.
It was gathered that Ajimobi did this “in line with his continuous drive to see that offices are maximized, especially by the younger generation, Pulse reports.
“As a statesman, leader of the APC and having seen the younger people do remarkable things, he said he was privileged to nominate others to fill the role”.
