Muhammadu Buhari Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Cabinet === Buhari's key advisers include: his nephew [[Mamman Daura]], businessman [[Ismaila Isa Funtua]], political operator [[Baba Gana Kingibe]], [[Abba Kyari (politician)|Abba Kyari]] the [[Chief of Staff to the President (Nigeria)|Chief of Staff to the President]]; and from the late stages of his first term, [[Boss Mustapha]] the [[Secretary to the Government of the Federation]].<ref name="vol60" /> Empowering his [[Kitchen Cabinet|kitchen cabinet]] after his second inauguration, Buhari has stated his preference for cabinet members seeking meetings or consultation to direct such requests through the chief of staff or through the government secretary.<ref name="vol60" /> Since the [[Fourth Nigerian Republic|Fourth Republic]], ministerial positions are legally required to be composed of a federal ethno-demographic character with a minister representing each state of the federation. A result of this has created the outcome of political considerations as an important factor in nominating ministers as local party officials lacking in merit jostle for cabinet positions.<ref name="vol60" /> Nomination into Buhari's cabinet has been influenced by those political considerations and also closeness to the president and his inner cabinet.<ref name="vol60" /> In August 2019, the president named his cabinet of predominantly male members with an average years of 60 and dominated by political actors or those close to the president.<ref name="gang" /> The cabinet include two wealthy former governors from the Niger Delta, [[Timipre Sylva]] and [[Godswill Akpabio]] who were originally members of the opposition party PDP and fourteen retained ministers some of whom critics alleged had performed poorly or having a close relationship with a corrupt past Head of State.<ref name="gang">{{Cite journal |date=26 July 2019 |title=The Gang of 43 breaks cover |url=https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12703/The_Gang_of_43_breaks_cover |journal=African Confidential |language=en |volume=60 |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=1 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101173158/https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12703/The_Gang_of_43_breaks_cover |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page