According to the report from the Sun, a former Senator representing the Kaduna Central District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani criticized past appointments in key government positions, such as the Minister of Education who admitted to having no education expertise, and other ministers in various sectors who received contract extensions despite their initial terms expiring.
He argued that these appointments and extensions do not serve the country's best interests, and that a successful leader should surround themselves with competent individuals who share their vision and are capable of driving progress and delivering services effectively.
He said, "We had a Minister of Education who said he knew nothing about education and he was appointed to serve. But then he was there. We had ministers of FCT, Aviation, not just about that, but they also appoint people in different MDAs where their tenure expired and then they add two more years, and when the that expires, they added even two weeks; that is the way the country is. To me, I think if a leader wants to succeed, the first thing he should do is he must make sure that people who are around him should have something to deliver in line with his vision, in line with his own focus and interest in terms of moving the country forward and delivering the services they were meant to carry out."