The BBC has listed seven interesting characters in Buhari’s cabinet that we should look out for:
Babatunde Fashola: Fashola’s achievements during his tenure as governor of Lagos state makes him a good asset. He is credited with bringing an element of order to the chaotic city through massive infrastructure development that included demolishing illegal structures to pave the way for new road projects.
As a senior lawyer and experienced administrator, it won’t be surprising if he is asked to head the justice ministry as Buhari is bent on uprooting corruption and bribery out of Nigeria’s judicial system.
Dr Ibe Kachikwu: The former Exxon Mobil executive vice-chairman was appointed by President Buhari in August to head the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and many believe his appointment has started to yield results.
It will be interesting to see how he will help Buhari clean up the oil sector and recover the mind-boggling sums he said had been stolen.
Amina Mohammed: Amina is a well-known technocrat within and outside Nigeria and She has more than 30 years of experience in the field of development and was credited with designing and developing several government projects aimed at reducing poverty.
Before joining the cabinet, Ms Mohammed was the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on post-2015 development planning. Her eloquence and globally-exposed experience in development and management could be an asset to the government if correctly exploited.
Rotimi Amaechi: He is the most controversial of all the appointees even though his inclusion did not come as surprise.
He is known to make surprise moves and it’ll be interesting to see what he’ll do as a minister.
Abdurrahman Dambazau: Touted to be Buhari’s defense minister, Dambazau is known for his exploits. As Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff between 2008 and 2010, he led a successful campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
He’s expected to play a key part of President Buhari’s intention to stamp out insurgency in the country.
Kemi Adeosun: Mrs. Adeosun is an economist and financial expert who was educated and worked in the UK before going back to Nigeria to serve as a finance commissioner in Ogun state.
She is expected to be posted to the finance ministry and work with CBN to revamp the country’s economy.
Chief Audu Ogbeh: As a veteran politician with four decades of experience, Ogbeh, 68, has served in several previous governments. Many remember him for his public row with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005, when he was chairman of the then PDP.
He was forced to resign from the position after accusing Obasanjo of interfering in party affairs.
He is also an experienced farmer who is expected to be appointed to lead the vital agriculture ministry.
