Buhari Allegedly Tells APC Governors Not To Interfere In Ministerial Appointments

President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari has asked governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to poke their noses into his choice of ministers to work with him after his swearing in on May 29.

Vanguard learnt that Buhari may bring back a system used by the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) during the second republic, where appointment of ministers was done by the national secretariat of the party and not by the governors.

The news platform also reported a source at the National Headquarters of the APC to have said that Buhari had directed the leadership of the party to pass the message of non-interference to the governors.

Buhari will be sworn in on Friday following his victory at the March 28 presidential poll. His choice of ministers will be crucial to the success of his administration.