However, it is still the same administration that has been elected into office by the Nigerian people that is still in place no matter the level of changes that are required to steer the ship of State more effectively. This brings us to the question of the composition of the cabinet, which has been the subject of much rumours, speculations and insinuations. The latest is that the Acting President plans to reshuffle the cabinet even in the absence of any official statements to that effect.

Conventionally, cabinet restructuring is an inalienable feature of any administration around the world. It is virtually impossible for any elected government to run its full tenure without reshuffling its cabinet at one point or the other. This is unavoidable fallout of performance evaluation of critical sectors of governance. Even the ailing President has had cause to do the same during the present life of this administration.

Therefore, such speculations would normally not warrant any concerns except for the apparent motivations guiding the stance of those that are sponsoring the rumour mills. With the emergence of the JONATHAN presidency, new power brokers have emerged to instigate campaigns that might pressurize the administration into actions they feel may provoke changes from which they may gain politically and financially.

It therefore brings into sharp focus the speculations and how the Acting President responds to it. Given the closeness of general elections and other pressing challenges facing the country, any cabinet changes based purely on political considerations would be detrimental to the administration, as it would be seriously distracted from its genuine objectives. The appropriate response to such campaigns is to review critical sectors that have witnessed perennial failure and affect any unavoidable changes. By and large, overbearing political changes should please be set aside.

Mike Nnia was an observer at the Anambra elections, stationed at Aniocha