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Tinubu To Swear in New Ministers Today

President Bola Tinubu will today (Monday) swear in three additional ministers into his 48-person cabinet. Three new ministers will be...

President Bola Tinubu will today (Monday) swear in three additional ministers into his 48-person cabinet.

Three new ministers will be sworn into office at the Council Chamber of the State House before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting.

Monday’s FEC meeting is the second since Tinubu’s inauguration as President on May 29. It is coming after a 48-day hiatus.

The three additional ministers to be sworn in are Jamila Bio, Ayodele Olawande and  Balarabe Lawal from Kaduna State.

Bio and Olawande are expected to be sworn in as the Minister of Youth and the Minister of State for Youth, respectively.

Following a letter by Tinubu, the Senate had no October 4 screened and confirmed the three additional ministers.

Lawal from Kaduna State replaces a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, whose ministerial nomination was rejected by the Senate.

Lawal served as Secretary to the Kaduna State Government during El-Rufai’s administration.

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