Acting President Yemi
Osinbajo will on Wednesday (today) swear in the two ministers-designate who were
screened and confirmed by the senate in April.
Laolu
Akande, spokesman of the acting president, disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday
evening. The ministers are Stephen Ocheni (Kogi) and Suleiman Hassan
(Gombe).
There have been reactions over the delay in inaugurating the
ministers who are to replace the late James Ocholi and Amina Mohammed, deputy
secretary-general of the United Nations (UN).
At a press briefing on Tuesday, Femi Adesina, special adviser to
the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant to the president on media and publicity, refused to be specific
about the time when they would be sworn in.
“The swearing in will be done sooner than you expect,” Adesina had
said.
“I like the word soon that you used because that is the real
position. The ministers will be sworn in soon, sooner than you think it will
happen.”
On July 11, the house of representatives gave a seven-day
ultimatum to Osinbajo to inaugurate the ministers, but nothing was heard
from the lawmakers after the deadline elapsed and oath was not administered on
the cabinet members.
- The Cable
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