The majority of Nigerians who participated in an online poll want President Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun and Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dele Alake.
Osun Defender reports that the poll was run by one Imran Muhammad on X (formerly Twitter).
The voters were asked to vote for sack or continuity of each Minister with the following parameters of Keep, Sack, Swap and Neutral.
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However, on the X handle, out of 1,147 Nigerians that voted under the poll, 69 per cent voted in favour of the President sacking Oyetola, while 21% voted for him to continue as Minister and 10% stood neutral.
For the Minister of Interior, out of 2,303 Nigerians that voted under the poll, 78 per cent voted in favour of the President sacking Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, 15% voted for him to continue, 5% voted for his swap, and 4% stood neutral.
For the Minister of Finance, out of 921 Nigerians that voted under the poll for Wale Edun, 45 per cent voted in favour of the president sacking him, 42% voted for him to continue as Minister, 3% voted for his swap, and 9% stood neutral.
On the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, out of the 695 Nigerians that voted under the poll, 47 per cent voted in favour of the President sacking Alake, 35% voted for him to continue as Minister, 14% voted for his swap, and 4% stood neutral.
In reply to the opinion poll on X, a Facebook user named Great-Emperor Ola, said, “Dear President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerians across various sectors have expressed their dissatisfaction on social media regarding the performance of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, former Governor of Osun State and the current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
They are demanding his immediate removal or replacement due to the poor performance of his ministry.
“The call for his dismissal stems from his failure to make any notable impact since assuming office. The lack of significant progress, accountability and improvement in the new ministry prompted the urgency for his replacement with a more competent hand.
“Mr. Gboyega Oyetola’s lacks of capacity and his inability to achieve any noteworthy results in the ministry highlight the need for a change in leadership. His tenure has been marked by failure, hence the necessity for his removal.
“Your Excellency, why persist in retaining your nephew in office despite his evident underperformance?
“Is it justifiable to allow your administration to falter in this ministry due to nepotism or to maintain his salary?
“My name is Great-Emperor Ola and I am just expressing my opinion and also echoing the sentiments of numerous Nigerians calling for the SACK of Gboyega Oyetola.”
Also, most of the Nigerians who participated in the poll bemoaned the silence and inactivity of some of the Ministers in the current Federal Executive Council.
Some of the cabinet members whom Nigerians are querying and indicting for non-performance vis a vis absence from their roles are the Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, Minister of Youths, Jamilia Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, among others.
Other netizens who participated in the poll also questioned the contributions of Hon. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State, Health, and others whose membership of the Federal Executive Council, has not been seen or felt by Nigerians.
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