President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn-in the four new ministers, who were cleared by the National Assembly.
They include Ibrahim Shekarau, Stephen Oru, Adedayo Adeyeye and Abdul Bulama.
Mr. Shekarau, a former Kano State governor, decamped from the All
Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Shortly after swearing them in, the President announced their
portfolio and also announced a minor rearrangement in the current
cabinet.
The President announced Mr. Shekarau as the new Education Minister;
Mr. Adeyeye was named Minister of State for Works; Mr. Oru, Minister of
Niger Delta; and Mr. Bulama, Minister of Science and Technology.
Mr. Jonathan also announced that the current Minister of Works,
Bashir Yuguda, will now be the Minster of State for Finance and
substantive Minister of National Planning.