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Cabinet Reshuffle: Fire Steel Dev Minister, Audu now – Group Tells Tinubu
……Says he’s incompetent,highhanded, a launch pad for failure
A group, Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre (NGGRC), led by its executice director and prominent social critic, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to drop the Minister for Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu.
The call becomes expedient as the President prepares to reshuffle his cabinet.
Industry watchers among others slam the young Audu over his alleged incompetence and high handedness.
According to Comrade Nowinta, who doubles as an international conflict resolution expert, in a press release titled, “Audu: A Danger In The Ministry for Steel Development”, made available to the media in Abuja , Sunday October 6th, 2024, the group stated that ,Audu is a “clear minus to the so- called President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda and a danger in the Ministry for Steel Development, as a result of his abuse of office, glaring incompetence, high-handedness and wastages of public funds”.
The Press release reads in details below:
“The attention of NGGRC was drawn to certain alleged negative activities going on within the Ministry for Steel Development, under the watch of Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, which prompted an investigation from our end.
Our investigation revealed the fact that Audu is not fit to stay a day longer as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
“We discovered that Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu is like a bull in a China’s shop in the Ministry for Steel Development; very lawless, an enemy of laid down statutory bureaucratic process and an extreme version of a triangle in a round peg”.
“This man is a launch pad for failure and a danger to the efforts of President Tinubu to revamp the Steel sector in Nigeria. For instance, the manner he is handling the Revitalisation, Privatisation and Completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company negates transparency , breach of BPP Act, and may put the country in another judicial quagmire, like the Global Steel Holding Ltd case where Nigeria was taken to court at the international level, and paid compensation in hard currency;
“Talking about impending litigation that will surely embarrass and ridicule our country again, Global Steel Holdings Limited, an Indian company, won the concession of the Ajaokuta steel mill for 10 years, but the agreement was revoked when the federal government accused the firm of asset stripping, a development that led to a court case between the two parties; Global which eventually was settled $496 million dollars by Federal Government.
What of his breach of Public Procurement Act in the choice of Proforce to recently sign an MOU in Russia; Why did he hastly chose the Russian outfit for the pre – auditing of Ajaokuta Steel Company as the job was recently advertised and lied to the National Assembly that Russians were in Ajaokuta on their own?”
“We hereby call for the investigation of the choice of Proforce as the Minister’s preference to sign the MOU, to avoid any pitfall or litigation process on Ajaokuta Steel Company like it happened in the past.
Audu is not a team player; he runs the Ministry in a solo manner without considering the input of the Minister of State who is more experienced in public service as a former deputy governor in Taraba, when Audu’s father was governor in Kogi state.
It will be recalled that Audu’s former SA media, Mr Haruna, aka Haruspice, who came on recommendation, after serving a former vice president was compelled to resign in December 2023.
Indeed, Audu rushed to sign the MOU without the perusal and consent of the Ministry of Justice and without consulting experts from Ministry of Finance to discuss the financial aspect.Its on record that he forced the pill down the Russians who stated categorically that it’s better for them to build a new steel plant close to a port than revamp Ajaokuta Steel company.His trip to Russia was baseless even as the Permanent Secretary was not a signatory nor, sighted the said MOU before signing”.
“Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre is ready soonest to submit petitions to the EFCC and relevant committee in the National Assembly with shocking proofs of Minister Audu’s glaring disregards for the legislature,incompetence, as well lead a protest in Lokoja and Abuja.
“This man was found of bullying the former Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mary Ogbe, who is now with the Ministry of Solid Minerals; he never takes professional advise on how to run the Ministry, especially on financial matters. This ugly development is causing setback for the smooth running of the Ministry”.
“Audu only got his appointment on the goodwill of his late father as a political associate of President Tinubu, therefore, Mr. President must put the interest of Nigerians first, by dropping him as Minister as he is not leaving up to expectations,even as he has become a danger magnified by his hideous embrace of policies of self preservation instead of national interests”.
“With billions of dollars being pumped daily into the Ministry of Steel, it is not sensible for it to be left in the hands of a man whose character is incubated in administrative vendetta, self interest and irresponsibility. For the Steel Ministry to move forward it needs a goal getter who will provide the culture of accountability, transparency, honesty, firm objective, sincerity of purpose and concrete paradigm for constructive engagements with stakeholders”.
“This Minister is a clear minus to the so called President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda and a danger in the Ministry for Steel Development, as a result of his abuse of office, glaring incompetence, high-handedness and wastages of public funds.Audu disobeyed the Presidential Order on Board dissolution on the National Steel Council (NSC), until the National Assembly intervened”.Records available also shows the fact finding committee constituted by Prince Audu requested for ₦10m from the dissolved Council.
“The experience needed for a newly created technical ministry, such as the Steel, requires a knowledgeable and experienced person to man, not an inept like Audu who had no technical knowledge nor public service experience. A deeper insight in his administrative lapses in the Ministry of Steel is mind boggling, as he has not been able to improve on the existing structures in the defunct Ministry of Mines and Steel not to talk of bringing new ideas”.
“Therefore, as Mr. President considers a cabinet reshuffle, this is the time to drop a man with a voracious appetite for impunity, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu as Minister for Steel Development”.
A group of angry individuals, on Monday evening, stormed the CBEX office located in the Oke Ado area of Ibadan, Oyo State, looting furniture and other items after the digital trading platform reportedly crashed.
Eyewitnesses said the mob forcibly entered the premises, carting away tables, couches, and other office equipment.
The attack is believed to have been triggered by the sudden collapse of the platform, which allegedly left many users with zero balance in their accounts.
Following the incident, several users expressed frustration and grief over the loss of their investments, with some taking to social media to share their experiences.
A video circulating online shows a large crowd at the CBEX office, with individuals seen removing various items from the building.
Melinda Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has spoken about their divorce in her new book ‘The Next Day’.
Bill and Melinda got married in 1994 but announced their divorce in 2021 — after 27 years together.
In a recent interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, Melinda revealed that she chose to discuss her divorce openly to be true to herself and acknowledge others who have experienced similar situations.
She described the separation as “painful” but also a “transition that had some growth in it”.
The 60-year-old also emphasised that divorce is a challenging experience for any family and expressed her hope that her story might offer some insight.
“It was important because if I am going to be my most authentic self. People knew I had gone through it,” she said.
“And it is hard on any family, so I write from my perspective. But it’s not something I would wish on anybody — and unfortunately so many families go through it.
“It is a big transition. And for me, while it was painful for sure, I ended up learning some lessons and there was some growth in there, too.”
Bill and Melinda first met in 1987, when she became a product manager at Microsoft. They married in Hawaii in 1994 and founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — a nonprofit dedicated to combating global poverty and disease — in 2000.
Following their divorce, Melinda resigned from the foundation in May 2024.
The former couple shares three children: son Rory, 25, and daughters Phoebe, 22, and Jennifer, 28.
In January, Bill described his divorce from Melinda as his “biggest regret in life”.
A woman who had given birth just a month earlier was rushed to the hospital after sensing something was wrong—only to discover she was still carrying another baby.
This unusual incident was shared in a viral post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Woman discover another baby in womb a month after giving birth
Woman discover another baby in womb a month after giving birth.
According to the post, the woman had initially given birth at a hospital and returned home after being stitched.
However, a month later, she began to feel unwell and went back to the hospital, where doctors discovered another child still in her womb.
She was immediately put into labor again and successfully delivered the second baby.
The post read: “There’s a Xhosa lady on TT who gave birth to a child in March, got stitched and went home. Well, a month later, she felt something was wrong with her, it turns out there was another child in her womb. So, she gave birth again. She now has twins that are a month apart.”
As the post circulated online, concerned users flooded the comment section to share their thoughts and reactions.
See some reactions below:
@Melo_Malebo: “Idk what’s more shocking, the fact that twins can have different fathers or this one. Also, wasn’t the other one big enough for nurses to see there could still be someone in there ?”
@Fifi_Kumalo: “So the ultrasound didn’t catch the other baby 
njani? I know they hide but so confused.”
@Ralph_Nzuza: “When my lil sister got operated they cut the baby on the cheek after the surgery they forgot those scalpels inside her.”
@StraightupGal: “Surely this incompetence is illegal. One can die giving birth, what more when they have stitched your baby up for a couple of more weeks? 
Thanks to God she is safe and able to tell the tale.”
@mgwatyu_: “Must have delivered at a clinic via NVD, Not booked so no scan or late booker. Cannot be a cesarean section. The stiching must have just been for tears.”
@phuti_mathobela: “God works in mysterious ways some people get to experience his ways in this form while some people in their near death experience. He is God’s of miracles.”
WATCH VIDEO:
There’s a Xhosa lady on TT who gave birth to a child in March, got stitched and went home. Well, a month later, she felt something was wrong with her, it turns out there was another child in her womb. So, she gave birth again. She now has twins that are a month apart.
— Musanathi Writes 
(@Musanathi2) April 14, 2025
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