The State House’s (Office of the President, Federal Republic of
Nigeria) official website, www.statehouse.gov.ng on Saturday
still has ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice
President Namadi Sambo as being in charge of the country.
But Jonathan and Sambo had since been replaced by
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo on May 29.
While the ex-president and the former vice president had
returned to their bases, Buhari and Osinbajo are expected to
reside in the State House.
Justpye's checks on the website also revealed that
names of Mrs. Patience Jonathan and Hajia Amina Sambo,
were still listed as being the First Lady and wife of the Vice
President, respectively.
In the news section of the site, the latest information posted
was President Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugural speech.
The official website for the office of the president also listed
ministers in the Jonathan administration as current ministers,
as pictures and names of 41 ministers were displayed.
The same situation was discovered when our correspondent
visited the State House’s principal officers’ and other
sections.
The newly elected President Buhari is yet to name people who
will form his Federal Executive Council.
There are indications that Buhari will reduce the number of
ministers as part of his strategies for reducing the cost of
governance.
It was learnt that this formed part of the cost-saving
proposals which Buhari presented during the All Progressives
Congress National Working Committee meeting in Abuja in
April.
Those to be done away with are ministers of state.
The NWC, which is yet to conclude its deliberations on
proposals, according to a high-ranking member of the APC
NWC, is working on various options, including streamlining the
ministries and parastatals.
The NWC member had said, “No concrete decision has been
reached on any of the issues yet. We are still meeting
tomorrow.”