President Buhari to Swear-in New Ministers This Week - See Details

Posted by Odinaka on Mon 09th Nov, 2015 - tori.ng

President Buhari will on Wednesday, November 11, swear in members of his cabinet, ending a five-month wait for a cabinet to be installed in Africa's most populace nation.

In a statement by the Presidential Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari will officially inaugurate a new Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, November 11.

He disclosed that before the commencement of the inaugural session of the council, the ministers-designate would take their oaths of office in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa.

"The swearing-in ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 hours and the ministers-designate are expected to be seated in the Council Chambers by 09:30 hours at the latest.

Each minister-designate can only be accompanied to the swearing-in ceremony by a maximum of two guests.

Also, following the confirmation of their nominations by the Senate, President Buhari will tomorrow at the Presidential Villa, preside over the swearing-in of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and five others as National Commissioners of INEC.

The swearing-in of Prof. Yakubu, Mrs. Amina Zakari, Mr. Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, Prof. Antonia Taiye Okoosi-Simbine, Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Lecky and Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo is scheduled for 11:00 Hours in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa."

President Buhari reportedly took his 36 ministers on a retreat on Thursday and Friday during which they were handed documents, seen by Reuters, which outlined the state of the economy and the government’s policy goals.