Hehehe....It was not so easy...President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday inaugurated the eight new
ministers recently confirmed by the Senate before the commencement of
the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
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The President thereafter assigned portfolios to them as follows:
Senator Patricia Akwashiki (Information); Prof. Nicholas Ada (State,
Foreign Affairs I); Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Foreign Affairs
II); Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.) (State, Defence); Mr. Fidelis
Nwankwo (State, Health); Mrs. Hauwa Bappa (State, Niger Delta Affairs);
Mr. Kenneth Kobani (State, Industry, Trade and Investment); and Senator
Joel Ikeya (Labour and Productivity).
The President also named the Minister of State, Health, Khaliru
Alhassan, as the Minister of Health. Alhassan has been acting as
Supervising Minister of Health since Prof. Onyebuchi Ckukwu resigned in
2014.
Eight new ministers were sworn in today by president Jonathan at the
presidential villa.
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| President Jonathan watches as Kobani signs in as Min.of State, Industry, Trade & Investment, after his swearing in |
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| New Ministers: MofState (Health), Nwankwo, MofState (Defence) Akobundu, MoS 1 F/Affairs, Adah, MoInfo, Akwashiki. |
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| New Ministers: MoS 2 F/Affairs Obanikoro, Labour Minister Ikenya, MoS Trade&Inv. Kobani, MoS N/Delta, Hauwa Lawan |
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| Federal Civil Service Commissioner Jonah Madugu & Commissioner, NPC Abimbola Hundeyin taking oath of office |
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| President Jonathan with Commissioners Abimbola Hundeyin (NPC) & Jonah Madugu (FCSC) after their swearing-in |
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| Presidential handshake for Mrs Patricia Akwashiki after her swearing-in as Minister of Information |
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