Chief Awolowo was a lawyer and he performed creditably well as a Minister of Finance – Dele Adeniran

The Executive Chairman of the Centre for Anti Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) and president of National Observatory (NO), Dele Adeniran has disclosed that the former minister of Finance of Nigeria, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was a lawyer and he performed creditably well as a Minister of Finance.

According to the report from Sun paper, Dele Adeniran said this while reacting to the question asked about what he thinks about the ministers if they were adequately placed in terms of ministry each is assigned to.

He said, “I believe any minister that is worth his or her intellectual onions can successfully perform in any ministry. What is required is administration and meticulous supervisory skills. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was a lawyer and we were told that he performed credibly well as a Minister of Finance in the First Republic; even during the Civil War. It is the same with Late Alhaji Lateef Jakande, who was a journalist before becoming the governor of Lagos and Federal Minister of Works; he also performed wonders in meeting the needs of the populace in the performance of his duties. The ministers only need dedicated staff and quality pieces of advice from competent professionals and technocrats to succeed in office”.

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