Why the New Administration Should Discard Ministers of State - : vimarsana.com

Eric Teniola, a former Director at the Presidency, argues that the incoming government at the federal level should jettison the post of minister of state. He argues: “A look at the 1999 Constitution shows that there is no provision for Minister of State, all we have is Minister, same with the 1979 Constitution.

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