The idea is to engender re-orientation as the
nation's priorities develop and to infuse dynamism in governance in order that
the government may become ever more responsive to new challenges and mutations.
President ATT has therefore acceded to his PM's suggestion by affording
government decree to enable its completion. (OK, I think some people need a
re-education on Decrees. A decree is a legal instrument enabling a directive. It
has been bastardized by military regimes and Juntas to enable extra-judiciary
and extra-constitutional grafignette. But a legitimate decree is akin to a
legislative bill. Maybe Mali ought to abandon the use of the word "Decree" for
this parallax simplex burden).
Anyway, the ministry of Energy, Mines, and
Water has been split into the Ministry for Energy and Water Resources (Mamadou
Igor Diarra - Minister) and the Ministry of Mines (Abou-Bakar Traoré). This
reflects the augmented value of the mining industry in Mali and the country's
attendant current and future investments in the sector. Therefore it is prudent
in my opinion to set up a separate portfolio for the mines. Another logic is
that Mali will diversify its Energy resources to include alternative sources
such as solar, wind, and water. There is not much coal mining done in Mali which
obviated a link between Energy and mines, ergo the separation. It is true that
mining uses enormous amounts of energy but it is unwise to prioritize mining as
the focal energy sink of a nation. Besides, mining will have to pay for the
energy it consumes just like all other sectors. I think this separation will
better reflect the true costs and benefits of mining
ventures.
Mali's education sector has encountered
enormous strain and paralysis over the years, the ministers' enormous efforts
notwithstanding. Ministers Prof. Amadou Toure (Higher Education and Research)
and Hon. Aminata Sidibe' Diallo (Basic Education, Literacy, and National
Languages) have been replaced by University of Bamako Rector Hon. Siby Ginette
Bellegarde and Hon. Salikou Sanogo respectively. Perhaps this change will
breathe new life into Mali's education system and afford new insights into
solving the same problems. Sometimes in Africa, the psychology of personnel
changes does wonders because intractable problems inure from personal vitriole
and old animus. The new ministers will undoubtedly come in with their
own enemies but different ones and the satisfaction derived
from change by old factions may not withstand re-orientation and
therefore may wither away in befuddled compass. The outgoing ministers have
shown themselves to be hardworking and diligent, reason enough to attract
animus. A change of general attitudes will be needed if the new ministers are to
be effective.
The ministry of Industry, Economy,
and Investments has also been split following the same logic as
Energy, Mines, and Water. Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Investment
remains : Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo and Hon. Sanoussi Touré has
been appointed Minister for the Economy and Finance with Hon. Lassine
Bouare' attached to be responsible for government's
budget.
A new Secretary of State for the Prime
Minister's office Hon. Abou Sow.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and
Natural Resources has been split into the Ministry of Agriculture - Hon. Agatam
Ag Alhassane and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources - Hon.
Tiemoko Sangare'. This represents a reshuffling and appropriate. It demonstrates
a demarcation of Assets and liabilities and gives particular focus to food
self-sufficiency and the better harnessing of the Environment and
Natural Resources. Perhaps this will transform the oft-parasitic relation
between the two into the symbiotic relation that it is. Naturally. I am
very pleased and I know this is not the end of value-dynamism in government.
Haruna. Allez-Y!!
Courtesy: L'ESSOR
Le gouvernement enregistre ainsi deux départs,
cinq arrivées et une permutation. Amadou Touré et Mme Sidibé Aminata Diallo
quittent le département des Enseignements secondaire, Supérieur et de la
Recherche Scientifique et celui de l’Education de base, de l'Alphabétisation et
des Langues Nationales pour y être remplacés respectivement par Mme Siby Ginette
Bellegarde qui était recteur de l’Université de Bamako et Salikou Sanogo qui
avait dirigé le Forum de l’Education. On remarque lˆ que la dénomination des
départements en charge de l’éducation change.
Cinq personnalités font leur entrée dans
l’équipe du Premier ministre Modibo Sidibé. Il s’agit dans l’ordre de nomination
de Sanoussi Touré (Economie et Finances), Mme Siby Ginette Bellegarde
(Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche Scientifique), Salikou Sanogo (ƒducation,
Alphabétisation et Langues Nationales), Lassine Bouaré (Budget) et Abou Sow
(Développement intégré de la zone Office du Niger). Ces deux dernières
personnalités prennent en charge des créations nouvelles : un ministère délégué
auprès du ministre de l'ƒconomie et des Finances pour Lassine Bouaré et un
secrétariat d’Etat auprès du Premier ministre pour Abou Sow. Autre création : un
département spécifique des Mines confié ˆ l’ancien titulaire des Finances,
Abou-Bakar Traoré.
On note enfin une permutation entre les titulaires des portefeuilles de
l’Agriculture et de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement de l’ancienne équipe.
Désormais, c’est Tiémoko Sangaré qui prend en charge l’Environnement et
l’Assainissement et Agatam Ag Alhassane qui s’occupera de
l’Agriculture.
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