One month after, Osinbajo yet to inaugurate new ministers

One month after, Osinbajo yet to inaugurate new ministers

About one month after the Senate confirmed two new ministers , Stephen Ocheni (Kogi ) and Suleiman Hassan ( Gombe ) , the acting President , Yemi Osinbajo, has yet to inaugurate them.
The new ministers, whose names were forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari , were confirmed on May 3 .
Four days after their confirmation , Buhari travelled to the United Kingdom for medical treatment .
He , however , wrote to the National Assembly based on Section 145 (1 ) of the nation’ s constitution, intimating the federal lawmakers that Osinbajo would be in charge while he was away.
So far , the acting President has not inaugurated the new ministers despite the fact that , at least , four meetings of the Federal Executive Council had been held after their confirmation .
No official reason had so far been given for the non inauguration of the new ministers .
The slots of Kogi and Gombe states in the federal cabinet had been vacant following the death of the Minister of State for Labour, Mr . James Ocholi ( SAN ) , in an accident on March 6 , 2016 ; and the appointment of a former Minister of the Environment , Amina Mohammed, as the Deputy Secretary - General of the United Nations .
The nation’ s constitution recommends that all states of the federation must be represented in the cabinet .
There is the belief that the inauguration of the two new ministers may lead to a minor cabinet reshuffle that would see some of the ministers swapping positions .
It was not clear as of the time of filing this report if Osinbajo would wait for Buhari to return from his medical vacation and inaugurate the ministers himself .
When contacted on Thursday , the Senior Special Assistant to the acting President on Media and Publicity , Mr . Laolu Akande, simply said there was ‘ nothing further to say’ on the matter .

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