Minister of (In)Justice - Aondoakaa on his way out
Abuja - There are strong indications that the reported imminent change in the executive cabinet of Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua will see the controversial Attorney General and Minister of (In)Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) saying goodbye to his job. The cabinet shake-up may also not come until the national convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slated for March 8, provided it is not temporarily halted by an Abuja High Court which is looking into a suit seeking to stop it.
The Justice Minister has been unarguably the most controversial in Yar’Adua’s cabinet and a top government source revealed that he topped the list of those wanted out of the cabinet by the power centres in Yar’Adua’s administration.
The president and his kitchen cabinet were reportedly waiting for some form of legitimacy, which he got through the judicial endorsement of his election last Tuesday, before moving to strengthen his team, reportedly with an aim to get cracking with his reforms devoid of any unnecessary distraction.
The president is said to have been unhappy with the alleged negative reactions generated by the conducts and utterances of the minister as it affects the administration’s anti-corruption crusade, a battle the source said the president was not treating with kid’s gloves.
Already, two Senior Advocates from the South, currently serving on the cabinet have been tipped to replace the minister. Another minister who may be affected in the expected shake-up is a female politician from the North-Central, who also served in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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