Senator Orji Kalu, representing Abia North, has called on President Bola Tinubu to relieve certain ministers and security chiefs of their duties, citing inefficiency and lack of impact on Nigeria’s development.
Kalu stated this when he featured on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television on Monday.
Kalu noted that he had assessed the current federal cabinet, saying, ”Some people working with President Tinubu should be relieved of their duties. Some of them should go, both from the security sector and among the ministers.
“President Tinubu must be courageous enough to sack some of these ministers.
”If he takes my advice, most of these ministers, I’ve appraised them and talked to him privately, most of them should go, and that is the truth.”
He added, “If he takes my advice, some of the security chiefs will also go. There is no sentiment about redeeming Nigeria if we really want to relieve Nigeria.”
Kalu, a former Governor of Abia State, also advised the President to make “bold decisions” to realign his administration with the expectations of Nigerians.
He said that several security chiefs also needed to be replaced if Nigeria was to overcome its current challenges.
Addressing the current state of the economy, Kalu acknowledged the President’s reform efforts but noted that the impact had yet to reach the majority of Nigerians.
“The macro side is coming, but the other downsides are not coming very well. Nigerians in the lower area are still suffering.
‘:They have not started having the benefit of the changes President Tinubu is making.”
Kalu warned that while the reforms were underway, the trickle-down effect would take time, and continued insecurity remained a major barrier to economic recovery.
“The changes are trickling down, it’s going to take another one to two years for the changes to come. And what is causing it is because insurgencies and the problems all over Nigeria are still making people not go to the farm.”
The President had implemented a major cabinet reshuffle in October 2024, sacking five ministers, appointing seven new ones, and reassigning ten others to new portfolios.
Despite this, Kalu believed further changes were necessary to address Nigeria’s challenges.
