Nigerian ministers, who have been confirmed by the Senate, will begin a retreat on Thursday where the vision and ideas of the President will be discussed, a government official has said.
The event is being organised by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Lawal, and it is holding at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday submitted the list of confirmed and screened ministers to President Muhammadu Buhari.
After receiving the document, President Buhari gave the indication that some of the new ministers would have to operate without portfolio.
This is hinged on the fact that the Federal Government, according to Buhari, could not afford to have an elaborate federal cabinet.
“The constitution certainly said there must be one member of the cabinet from all the states. The constitution did not say I must have 36 ministries.
“I will exploit that detail because of the economic imperative to have less ministers,” he told the Senate President.