Thursday 12 September 2013

Pres Jonathan appoints interim ministers

President Jonathan


President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, relieved  about nine ministers of their duties and they  include the Minister for National Planning; Dr. Shamsudeen Usman,Minister of State for Defence; Erelu Olusola Obada,Minister of State for Power; Zainab Kuchi,Minister of Foreign Affairs; Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru, the Minister of Science and Technology; Prof. Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, Minister of Education; Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i,Minister of Environment; Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafa,Minister of State for Agriculture; Alhaji Bukar Tijani Borno  andMinister of Housing and Urban Development; Amma Pepple.
He  has appointed the following people to oversee these ministries in the mean time:
Labaran Maku who’s in charge of Ministry of Information to handle Ministry of Defence..
Omobola Johnson ( Minister of Communication Technology) - Ministry of Science and Technology
Chinedu Nebo - Minister of Power is in charge of Ministry of Power for State.
Nyesom Wike, formerly Minister of State for Education to oversee Ministry of Education.
Darius Ishaku formerly Minister of State for Niger Delta Development to take charge of Ministry of Environment
Musa Sada, Minister of Solid Mineral Development to take charge of Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development
Bashir Yuguda, Minister of state, Works in charge of Ministry of National Planning.
Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture, now taking care of Ministry of State for Agriculture.

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