President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday swore in Bernard Doro and Kingsley Udeh as new ministers during a brief ceremony held at the State House, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Doro, from Plateau State, replaces Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Yilwatda resigned recently following his emergence as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Doro’s nomination had been confirmed by the Senate in late October.
Udeh takes over as Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, succeeding Uche Nnaji, who resigned from the cabinet. The Senate confirmed Udeh earlier on Thursday after a short screening session. Before his appointment to the federal cabinet, Udeh served as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Enugu State.
During the FEC meeting, the council observed a minute of silence in honour of two prominent Nigerians who passed away:
Solomon Ewuga, former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory under President Olusegun Obasanjo, who also served as Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator for Nasarawa North, and Ambassador to Angola;
Abdullahi Mohammed Adangba, former Chief of Staff to Presidents Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who died at 86.
Present at the meeting were Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, Head of the Civil Service Didi Walson-Jack, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and several cabinet ministers.
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