President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the four incipient ministers recently attested by the Senate.
The incipient ministers and their portfolios are: Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau- Minister of Education; Dr. Stephen Oru- Minister of Niger Delta Affairs; Mr. Adedayo Adeyeye -Minister of State, Works; and Dr. Abdul Bulama -Minister of Science and Technology.
Jonathan directed the erstwhile Minister of State, Works, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, to surmount as the Minister of State, Finance.
He additionally authoritatively mandated him to perpetuate supervising the Ministry of National Planning until a substantive minister is denominated.
The President made the promulgations after swearing in the incipient ministers and shortly afore the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
In his short remarks, he verbally expressed the ministers’ appointment could not be described as enviable because they were brought in at a time when Nigerians expected a lot from them.
He urged them to perform, not only to satiate him but all Nigerians.
The Corp-Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Osita Chidoka, later embellished Jonathan as the Grand Patron of the Special Corp Marshal.
