Tinubu swears in 3 new ministers
President Bola Tinubu swore in three additional ministers into his 48-member cabinet.
The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chamber Presidential Villa, Abuja, before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, which is the second in Tinubu’s administration.
This is coming nearly two weeks after the Senate cleared the trio after screening on October 4.
The new ministers are, Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande and Balarabe Lawal took the oath of office at 12:15 pp.m
Recall that on September 17, President Tinubu nominated Ibrahim and Olawande as Minister of Youth and Minister of State for Youth, respectively.
He also requested the Senate to screen Balarabe Lawal as minister from Kaduna.
Lawal, who served as secretary to the government under former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, replaces his principal in Tinubu’s cabinet as Minister of Environment.
Ibrahim, 37, hails from Kwara State. She is a medical doctor, politician development expert and advocate of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
