President Buhari on Wednesday, July 6, swore in seven new Ministers who have been screened and confirmed by the Senate.
The new ministers took the oath of office shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the Council Chamber.
The swearing-in was done in two batches of four and three each.
The first set was Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State, Odum Odih – Rivers State, and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State.
The second batch included Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State, Goodluck Nnana Opiah – Imo State and Egwumakama Joseph Nkama – Ebonyi State.
Before the swearing-in, a minute’s silence was observed in honour of Mohammed Barkindo, the outgoing Secretary-General of OPEC Mohammed Barkindo who died on Tuesday, at the age of 63.
The new ministers replace those who resigned their appointments to contest for various elective offices during the 2023 general elections in April.
