The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Ministers.
David Umahi (Ebonyi) and Festus Keyamo (Delta) officially took office as the Minister of Works and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, respectively.
Meanwhile, Lateef Fagbemi (Ogun) and Ali Pate (Bauchi) were also sworn in as the Federation’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, as well as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, respectively.
Prior to this, Aguri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, presented the citations of the Ministers, followed by the administration of the oath.
It’s worth noting that the Senate had confirmed 45 out of the 48 ministers-designate presented by the President on August 7.
