Others • Created March 5, 2014 10:58

Sports minister sacked as Jonathan swears in 11 new ones

President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn in 11 new ministers and assigned them their portfolios. Jonathan, while inaugurating the new ministers at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja today, replaced Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi with Dan Agogo. The new ministers and their portfolios are as follows:Boni Haruna — Youths ministerAliyu Gusau — DefenceDan […]

Sports minister sacked as Jonathan swears in 11 new ones
Sports minister sacked as Jonathan swears in 11 new ones

President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn in 11 new ministers and assigned them their portfolios.

Jonathan, while inaugurating the new ministers at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja today, replaced Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi with Dan Agogo.

The new ministers and their portfolios are as follows:
Boni Haruna — Youths minister
Aliyu Gusau — Defence
Dan Agogo — Sports
Musiliu Obanikoro — Defence (state)
Mohammed Wakil — Power (state)
Etim Okon — Land and Housing
Lawrencia Mallam — (Environment)
Asabe Ahmed — Agric (state)
Aminu Wali — Foreign Affairs)
Alhassan Haliru — Health (state)
Abdujeleel Adesiyan — Police Affairs.

The president announced that a new set of ministers would be unveiled next week.

Details later.

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