Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the oath taking of two ministers, Alhaji Suleiman Hassan (Gombe)and Prof. Stephen Ocheni (Kogi), 2 months after their nominations were confirmed by the Senate. The swearing in took place inside the Council Chambers before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
After administering their oaths of office on them, Osinbajo announced that their portfolios would be announced “shortly.”
The slots of Kogi and Gombe States in the federal cabinet had been vacant following the death of the Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), in an accident on March 6, 2016; and the appointment of former Minister of the Environment, Amina Mohammed, as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
