President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swear in the oath of office for seven new Ministers whose appointments were confirmed last week by the Senate. He also reshuffled five Ministers being moved around.
The new ministers took the oath of the office quickly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the council chambers of the State House in Abuja.
The swearing-in was done in two batches of four and three each.
The first batch sworn in is Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia State), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom State), Odum Odih (Rivers State), and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye (Ondo State).
The second batch includes Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano State), Goodluck Nnana Opiah (Imo State), and Egwumakama Joseph Nkama (Ebonyi State).
A minute silence was observed before the swearing-in in honor of the outgoing Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, who died on Tuesday night at the age of 63.
The new Ministers were assigned to their cabinet while some old Ministers were moved around.
The cabinets of the new Ministers and the reshuffled five old Ministers are:
Umana Okon Umana (Minister of Niger Delta Affairs), Gbemisola Saraki (Minister for State for Mines and Steel), Dr. Olorunimbe Mamora (Minister of Science and Technology), Sharon Ikeazor (Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs), and Muazu Jaji Sambo (Minister of Transportation).
Others are Umar Ibrahim El Yakub (Minister of State for Works and Housing), Goodluck Nanah Opiah (Minister of State for Education), Ekumankama Joseph Nkama (Minister of State for Health), Ikoh Henry ikechukwu (Minister of State, Science, and Technology), Odum Udi (Minister of State, Environment), and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye (Minister of State, Transportation).
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