MUAZU SAMBO’S SHOES: TOO BIG FOR OYETOLA? By Asu Beks
For some of us who were privy to the thinking of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's kitchen cabinet prior to the unveiling of the Ministerial list, the emergence of His Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola as Minister in charge of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy did notk come as a surprise. It confirmed our fears that President Tinubu and his team would take back this key sector hitherto dominated by a part of the country.
I was privy to plans by the South West coalition to take back an industry which they argued was dominated by the Northern oligarchy for too long. Under the immediate past Buhari Administration, critical maritime agencies such as the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigerian Ports Authority, the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency as well as the Nigerian...