President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday
directed the Minister of State II, for Foreign Affairs,
Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed, to take over as the
Supervising Minister of Information pending the
time a substantive minister would be named.
The position became vacant following the exit of
Mr. Labaran Maku who resigned from the cabinet to
enable him contest the forthcoming governorship
election in Nassarawa State.
Mohammed announced the development to State
House correspondents at the end of the weekly
Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by
Jonathan.
He said the President also directed the Minister of
State I, Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, to take
over as the substantive Minister of State, Education
following Mr. Nyesom Wike’s resignation.
According to him, Jonathan also directed the
Minister of Special Duties, Taminu Turaki (SAN), to
act as the Supervising Minister of Labour and
Productivity following the exit of Chief Emeka Wogu.
He said the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Aliyu Guasu,
would combine his duties with those of the Minister
of State, Defence following the resignation of
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
According to him, while the Minister of Niger Delta
Affairs, Dr. Stephen Oru, will combine his
responsibilities with those of the Minister of State,
Defence vacated by Dr. Darius Ishaku; the Minister
of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun
Aganga, will combine his duties with those of the
Minister of State vacated by Samuel Ortom.
Except for Onwuliri’s deployment, all other
appointments were in acting capacity pending the
time new ministers would be appointed to fill the
vacancies.
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