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Amaechi, Fashola emerge super-ministers


 President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, assigned portfolios to the 36 new ministers with former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, and former Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi
Fashola emerged Minister of Power, Works and Housing with the distinction of having two permanent secretaries working under him.
Amaechi on his part, will supervise the nation’s transportation system, including Aviation, with a minister of State, Aviation under him.

President Buhari, who presided at the swearing in ceremony of the new ministers, said that the assigning of portfolios was done to put square pegs in square holes, adding that he strove to avoid the mistakes of past administrations in placing the new ministers, who he said were carefully chosen to reflect their capacities.
Yesterday’s inauguration of the new Council of Ministers was attended by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun among other leading political stakeholders.
Following the inauguration, the first meeting of the Council of Ministers took place in the council chambers.
Earlier, the new ministers had taken turns in groups of four to take the oath of office administered by the President.
 MINISTERS 6 L-R; New Ministers, Mr.  Babatunde Fashola (Power, Works and Housing); Lai Mohammed(Information); James Ocholi, (State, Labour and Employment); and Alh. Abubakar Malami (Justice) taking the oath of Office as Federal Ministers during their swear-in ceremony, held at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 11/11/2015


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