After a month since his swearing in of Mr President, Goodluck Jonathan will today by 11a.m. at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, swear in the first batch of ministers confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday and Thursday.
The remaining ministers are to be screened on Tuesday.
The 14 confirmed ministers and accredited family members are to be seated at 10 am. before the swearing in and assignment of portfolios.
Those that have been confirmed are former ministers of National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, Mines and Steel, Mr. Mohammed Musa Sada, Information and Communication, Labaran Maku, Transport, Yusuf Sulaiman, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, new appointees, Hajia Zainab Maina and Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi.
Others are former ministers of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe, Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, Education, Prof. Ruqqayattu Rufai, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed and former FCT minister of state, Capt. Caleb Olubolade (rtd).
Presidency sources had attributed the delay in the submission of the list of ministerial nominees to the high-level consultations on the restructuring of the functions of top personnel of the presidency and complete overhaul of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), in line with the policy direction of the government.
President Jonathan, the source had hinted, insisted that “there must be clear-cut duties for appointees before they (ministers) are appointed in order to avoid duplication of functions”.
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