
President Jonathan also appointed Mr Boboye Oyeyemi as the new Corp Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), taking over from Mr Osita Chidoka.
Also sworn in, is Doctor Abubakar Suleiman as the Minister of National Planning.
Speaking to the new minister and the new Corp Marshal, the president told them that Nigerians are expecting much from them and urged them to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their new positions especially now that his administration was coming to an end.
The President said that it was the first time an in-house person was appointed into the new position of the Corp Marshal urging him to work with his colleagues to improve on the foundation laid by Osita Chidoka.