Jonathan Swears In 11 New Ministers, Today

Project Manager, Continental Civil Com. Ltd, Mr Henry Amadi (2nd left), explaining extent of work done to the Chiarman, Rivers State House of Assembly Committe on Environment, Hon. Victoria Nyeche (middle) and member of the committee, Hon Anderson Miller (right) and others, during the committee’s oversight function at Iriebe in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, recently. Photo: Chris Monyanaga

President Goodluck Jonathan will today swear-in 11 ministerial nominees that were cleared by the National Assembly.
A statement issued by Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, yesterday in Abuja, said the swearing-in would take place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa before the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Those to be sworn-in are Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos), Mohammed Wakil (Borno), Alhaji Abduljelili Adesiyan (Osun), Aminu Wali (Kano) and Mrs Akon Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom).
Others are Lawrencia Labaran (Kaduna State), Dr Tamuno Danagogo (Rivers), Asabe Ahmed (Niger), Gen. Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara), Boni Haruna (Adamawa) and Dr Khaliru Alhassan (Sokoto State).
The President had on February 21 forwarded names of 12 ministerial nominees to the Senate for clearance, from which 11 were cleared.
Jonathan dropped four ministers from his cabinet on February 20 to enable them to pursue their political and other ambitions.
The dropped ministers were the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godsday Orubebe, the Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade and the Minister of State for Finance, Dr Yerima Ngama.
The president had in September 2013 sacked nine ministers.
They include Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai (Education), Prof. Ita Ewa (Science and Technology), Olugbenga Ashiru (Foreign Affairs), Hadiza Mailafia (Environment), Dr Shamsudeen Usman (National Planning) and Ama Pepple (Housing, Lands and Urban Development).
Others were the Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Olushola Obada, the Minister of State, Agriculture, Alhaji Bukar Tijani and the Minister of State for Power, Zainab Kuchi.