Cabinet shocker! Jonathan returns 12 ministers to old offices
On July 3, 2011 · In News

*We’ll hit the ground running – President

By DANIEL IDONOR

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday disappointed lobbyists for portfolios in the Federal Executive Council, FEC, as he returned all the reappointed ministers to their former offices.

The president, who only recently expressed dissatisfaction with frequent changes in the ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, ordered 12 of the returnee-ministers to go back to their respective ministries and resume duties immediately.

This is an indication that most of the former presidential aides may be reappointed and reassigned their former offices and duties.

Jonathan, however, said that two new ministers, Zainab Maina, Adamawa, and Stella Ada Ogonweinyi ,Anambra, will have their portfolios communicated to them on Monday (tomorrow), by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.

The 14 ministers took their oath of office in three batches of five, five, four.

The re appointed ministers are Emeka Wogu, Abia, who returns to Labour and Productivity; Bala Mohammed from Bauchi, Federal Capital Territory; Deziani Allison-Madueke, Bayelsa, to return to Ministry of Petroleum Resources while Godsday Orubebe, Delta, is to return to Niger Delta Ministry.

Others are Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Ebonyi) to return to Education, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade (Ekiti) to return as Minister of State FCT, Prof. Ruqqayyatu Rufai’a (Jigawa) to Ministry of Education and Shamsudeen Usman (Kano), to National Planning Ministry.

Others are Musa Sada (Katsina) to return to Mines and Steel; Bello Adoke (Kogi) returns as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Labaran Maku (Nasarawa) returns as the Minister of Information and Communication and Yusuf Suleiman (Sokoto) to Ministry of Transport.

Special guests who witnessed the ceremony included the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Acting Chairman, Haliru Mohammed; PDP chieftain, Tony Anenih; Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako; former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieseigha; former governor of Nasarawa State, Akwe Doma and some family members of the ministers.

Jonathan, in a brief remark, said the ministers were sworn-in in batches so that they will hit the ground running having lost a month after his inauguration.

While congratulating the returnee-ministers for scaling through both the security and Senate screening, he expressed hope that they would lived up to the expectation of Nigerians.

FRESH AIR indeed

dayokanu:

FRESH AIR indeed

Dem no tell you sey GEJ be "agent of change and transfomation" as well? I am certainly loving the "fresh air" along with the stupendous "change and transformation" Nigeria is witnessing. Hopeless and moribund NNPC given 24 months to totally decimate our refineries is certainly "change and transformation" . Not so?

Why the shock , no be the change Nigeria voted for be that? Why wont GEJ continue with people that has worked wonders on Nigeria minds.