After five months without
ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari will today inaugurate 36
ministers-designate that were recently screened and cleared by the Senate.
The 36 ministers-designate are expected to be given
their portfolios today and they will all be sworn in at the same time.
The Presidency had confirmed that the inauguration of
the ministers-designate will be carried out on Wednesday, November 11.
From a statement released by Femi Adesina, the special adviser on Media and Publicity to the president, it was revealed that the ministers-designate are allowed to invite only two guests for their inauguration.
Before the commencement of the inaugural session of
the council, the ministers-designate will take their oaths of office in the
Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa.
The swearing-in ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00
Hours and the ministers-designate are expected to be seated in the Council
Chambers by 09:30 Hours at the latest.
Aisha Abubakar (State minister for Industry, trade and
Investment)
James Ocholi (State minister of Labour and Employment)
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Ministers of Interior)
Dr Ibe Kachikwu (State minister for petroleum
resources). Buhari remains petroleum minister.
Mustapha Baba Shehuri (State Minister for Power, Works
and Housing)
Heineken Lokpobiri (State minister for Agriculture and
Rural Development)
Claudius Daramola (State minister of Niger Delta)
Ibrahim Usman (State minister of Environment)
Engr Suleiman Adamu – (Minister of Water Resources)
Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (Minister of State Budget and
National Planning)
Pastor Usani Uguru (Minister of Niger Delta)
Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan (Minister of Women Affairs)
Isaac Adewole (Minister of Health)
Adebayo Shittu (Minister of Communication)
Lai Mohammed (Minister of Information)
Masur Maman Dan Ali (Minister of Defence)
Abdulrahaman Danbazau (Minister of Interior)
Udoma Udo Udoma (Minister for Budget and National
Planning)
Amina Mohammed (Minister for Environment)
Hadi Sirika (Minister of Aviation)
Solomon Dalong (Minister for Youth and Sports)
Rotimi Amaechi (Minister of Transportation)
Ogbonnaya Onu (Minister of Science and Technology)
Audu Ogbeh (Minister of Agriculture and Natural
Resources)
Babatunde Raji Fashola (Minister of Power,Works
& Housing)
Muhammadu Bello (Minister of Federal Capital
Territory)
Kemi Adeosun (Minister of Finance)
Kayode Fayemi (Minister of Solid Minerals)
Chris Ngige (Minister of Labour and employment)
Okechukwu Enelamah (Minister of Industry and Trade)
Anthony Gozie Anwuka (State minister of Education)
Adamu Adamu (Minister of Education)
Khadija Abba Ibrahim (Minister of State Foreign
Affairs)
Geoffrey Onyeama (Minister of foreign affairs)
Barrister Abubakar Malami (Minister of Justice)
Buhari now reels out the names of ministers and their
portfolios.
Buhari says: “This is another milestone in my
administration.”
Buhari says: “Our new ministers must proceed
to work speedily and justify their inclusion.”
Buhari says: “Government business is now being
conducted with transparency and sincerity.”
Buhari says: “Our commitment to defeat Boko
Haram and all the nuisance it constitutes is as strong as ever.”
Buhari says: “We are determined to diversify
the economy with agriculture to achieve self sufficiency.”
Buhari says: “We are optimistic that bringing
these set of ministers is a step in the right direction.”
President Buhari now addressing the newly inaugurated
ministers.
They now move to sign the dotted lines
before receiving a handshake from President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
The ministers now move to take the oath of office
and oath of allegiance.
The last batch
of ministers to be sworn in include: Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto), Aisha
Alhassan Jummai (Taraba), Khadija Abba Ibrahim (Yobe), Brigadier General
Dan Ali (Zamfara).
The ministers now move to sign the dotted lines before
receiving a handshake from President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo
The ministers now move to
take the oath of office and oath of allegiance.
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