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Jonathan Sends New Ministerial Nominees To Senate

President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the names of two ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. They are the Corp Marshal of the Federal … Continue reading Jonathan Sends New Ministerial Nominees To Senate


JONATHANNPresident Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the names of two ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

They are the Corp Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Benjamin Osita Chidoka, and a lecturer at the University of Abuja, Dr Abubakar Suleiman Olanrewaju.

President Goodluck Jonathan had on Tuesday sworn in four new ministers who he said would help beef up the performance of the administration.

They include the former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, as the Minister of Education, Dr. Steve Oru as the Minister for the Niger Delta, Prince Clement Adeyeye as Minister of State for Works and Abdul Bulama as Minister of Science and Technology.

The swearing-in ceremony was followed by the decoration of President Jonathan by the Corp Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corp, whose name has been included in the latest ministerial nominees’ list, Mr Ostia Chidoka, as the Grand Patron of the Special Marshal of the Nigerian Road Safety Commission in recognition of the President’s reform programmes in the road sector.