Jonathan Swears In 4 New Ministers, Shekarau Among Them (Updated With PHOTOS)

President Goodluck Jonathan has Wednesday sworn-in 4 new ministers, preliminarily cleared by the National Assembly: Ibrahim Shekarau, Stephen Oru, Adedayo Adeyeye and Abdul Bulama.

Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Ibrahim Shekarau after swearing-in

Photo: Goodluck Jonathan congratulates Ibrahim Shekarau after swearing-in. Credits: Reuben Abati

According to Premium Times, Shekarau was appointed the new Education Minister, Adeyeye – the Minister of State for Works, Oru – Minister of Niger Delta and Bulama – the Minister of Science and Technology.

Jonathan and Sambo with new ministers

Photo: Goodluck Jonathan, VP Sambo with new ministers

The President congratulated the new ministers urging them to be active and dynamic in their actions in the office:

“This government has less than a year to go and you have been brought in this time, so you know the reason why you have been brought in. You have no time to sleep, unfortunately for you because first you have to learn how to climb the ropes, because maybe it is a different setting, no matter how experienced you are if you go to something different you will need some time to adjust.”

New ministers

Photo: New minsters Abdu Bulama, Steve Orise-Oru, Dayo Adeyeye, Ibrahim Shekarau. Credits: Reuben Abati

The country leader also expressed his confidence that the newcomers would do well not just to satisfy the Nigerian authorities but also to satisfy Nigeria citizens. 

It would be recalled that Kano State ex-governor Shekarau defected from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the beginning of 2014 over APC’s “lack of commitment”. 

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