fulanimafia:
Jonathan took 6 weeks

AlfaSeltzer:


in which we had ministers.

Chyz2:
Jonathan Assigns Portfolio To 31 Ministers, Creates New Ministries, Redeploys Minister Of Transport

Posted: July 11, 2011 - 21:16

By SaharaReporters, New York

Exactly six weeks after he took office, President Goodluck Jonathan today updated his cabinet to 31 Ministers.  He had vowed he would have the full cabinet, which is expected to be made up of 42 persons, in place in two weeks.

A statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Anyim Pius Anyim, also announced changes in the cabinet today, as approved by the president. Among them:

    Yusuf Suleman has been moved from the Ministry of Transport to the Sports Commission as Chairman and Minister after he reportedly demanded huge bribes from NIMASA last week. Mr. Suleiman was slated to be dropped from the cabinet but the Sultan of Sokoto reportedly intervened; Idris Umar is now the Minister of Transport;  Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade moves to the Ministry of Police Affairs; Mrs. Olajumoke Akinjide becomes Hononorable Minister of State, FCT; and A new Ministry of Communication Technology.

The government said the new Ministry would be headed by a Minister "who is very versatile in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to give it the desired focus in view of the critical importance of ICT in driving a modern economy.". Mr. Jonathan also made Olusegun Aganga, the former finance minister,  the  "Trade and Investment" minister. The new ministry is expected to bring investments into Nigeria.

Jonathan's cabinet is mostly his old cabinet from the previous administration.  His critics question his snail pace as well as lack of courage to bring in a healthy dose of technocrats to generate new ideas and momentum.

While he has preached a so-called "transformational agenda," Jonathan has so far failed the first test of transparency by failing to declare his assets or generate an offensive against corruption, Nigeria's perennial enemy.  Indeed, cracks may already have begun to appear in the fabric of his government, as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed B. Adoke, declared during his screening at the Senate that the anti-corruption agencies do not properly understand their their statutory mandates, and that they lack the capacity to investigate and prosecute economic crimes.  But it is to those agencies that Jonathan pledged to hand his war against corruption.

The updated cabinet is as follows:
Table showing the list of the Ministers and their portfolios

S/N/ NAME/ PORTFOLIO/ STATE/ ZONE
1.Barrister Emeka Wogu- Honourable Minister for Labour, Abia- SE
2. Hajia Zainab Maina- Honourable Minister for Women Affairs, Adamawa-NE
3. Prof. Ita Okon Bassey Ewa- Honourable Minister for Science and Technology, Akwa-Ibom
4. Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi- Honourable Minister for Aviation, Anambra-SE
5. Senator Bala Mohammed- Honourable Minister for Federal Capital Territory, Bauchi- NE
6. Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke- Honourable Minister for Petroleum, Bayelsa- SS
7. Comrade Abba Moro- Honourable Minister  for Interior, Benue- NC
8. Hajia Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi- Honourable Minister for State for Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs,Niger-NC
9. Alhaji Bukar Tijani- Honourable Minister of State for Agric and Natural Resources, Borno- NE                 
10. Elder Godsday Orubebe- Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Delta-SS
11.Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu- Honourable Minister for Health, Ebonyi-SE
12. Arc. Mike Onolememen- Honourable Minister for Works, Edo- SS
13. Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade (rtd)- Honourable Minister for Police Affairs, Ekiti-SW
14. Professor Bart Nnaji- Honourable Minister for Power, Enugu- SE
15. Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman- Honourable Minister for Sports, Sokoto- NW
16. Prof. (Mrs) Viola Onwuliri- Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Imo- SE
17. Prof (Mrs) Ruqayyatu Rufai- Honourable Minister for  Education, Jigawa-NW
18. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman- Honourable Minister for National Planning, Kano-NW
19. Arc. Mohammed Musa Sada- Honourable Minister for Mines and Steel Development, Katsina-NW
20. Dr. Bello H. Mohammed- Honourable of Minister for Defence, Kebbi-NW
21. Mohammed B. Adoke, SAN- Honourable Attorney Gen. of the Federation/Honourable Minister of Justice, Kogi-NC
22. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi- Honourable Minister for Youth Development, Kwara-NC
23. Mr. Olusegun O. Aganga- Honourable of Minister for Trade and Investment, Lagos-SW
24. Mr. Labaran Maku Honourable Minister for Information and Communications, Nasarawa,-NC
  25. Dr. Samuel Ioraer Ortom-Honourable Minister of  State, Trade and Investment, Benue-NC
26. Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru-Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ogun-SW
27. Erelu Olusola Obada -Honorable Minister of State, Defence, Osun-SW
28. Mrs. Olajumoke Akinjide Honourable Minister of State for FCT, Oyo-SW
29. Senator Idris A.Umar Honourable Minister for Transport , Gombe-NE
30. Dr. Yerima Lawal Ngama Honourable Minister of State for  Finance, Yobe-NE
31. Amb. Bashir Yugudu -Honourable Minister of State, Works, Zamfara: NW

fulanimafia:
1. Jonathan took 6 weeks...even after promising to announce his ministers in two weeks.

2. Jonathan failed to transmit transition documents that would facilitate the appointment of ministers, especially as it's clear some ministries will have to be merged to reduce the cost of governance...

So so far, it doesn't really matter, but by now next month, it will be a problem if they're still not appointed.

ascaris:

I thought we have CHANGED. Is Buhari competing with GEJ admin.
GEJ sent the list to the NASS long before the six weeks you are making reference to.

ochejoseph:
‎As Nigerians continue to wait for the Change promised them by the APC, an online media firm has organised a Poll to feel the pulse of Nigerians with respect to the delay in the formation of Government. 
The Poll is still Open and Nigerians are still voting 
Here are the results so far 
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fulanimafia:


1. Read my second point, the change was delayed by Jonathan's deliberate non-transmission of vital documents, the review took two weeks by the Joda committee and PMB got the report just last Friday.

2. The list was sent after 4 weeks, Nigeria did not have any minister till after 6 weeks. This is PMB's 3rd week so chill.

ascaris:

GEJ left office 3 weeks ago and we are blaming the snail attitude/ confusion in APC regarding appointments on him? Bro please i dont buy those stories. PMB was elected in April and we are now in June.

fulanimafia:
1. Jonathan took 6 weeks...even after promising to announce his ministers in two weeks.

2. Jonathan failed to transmit transition documents that would facilitate the appointment of ministers, especially as it's clear some ministries will have to be merged to reduce the cost of governance...

So so far, it doesn't really matter, but by now next month, it will be a problem if they've still not been appointed.

brodalikeme:
if we voted in change become we needed it, we shouldn't be comparing GEJ administration with that of PMB. We should be seeing a clear cut difference. I don't like his laid back approach at all. people are using his body language and silence to access him. in no time he will loose the good will of the masses the same way GEJ did.

Whatever he is doing now may not help him unless it is spot on.

Every day dey like weekend since may 29th haba

fitzmayowa:


Am sure you are one of those that called GEJ clueless, now using GEJ actions to justify PMB action isn't that hypocrisy

I thought we nigerians voted for "CHANGE" how come the same change mongers are using the "CLUELESS" administration as a template/yardstick for their actions

fulanimafia:


1. Read my second point, the change was delayed by Jonathan's deliberate non-transmission of vital documents, the review took two weeks by the Joda committee and PMB got the report just last Friday.

2. The list was sent after 4 weeks, Nigeria did not have any minister till after 6 weeks. This is PMB's 3rd week so chill.

fulanimafia:
1. Jonathan took 6 weeks...even after promising to announce his ministers in two weeks.

2. Jonathan failed to transmit transition documents that would facilitate the appointment of ministers, especially as it's clear some ministries will have to be merged to reduce the cost of governance...

So so far, it doesn't really matter, but by now next month, it will be a problem if they've still not been appointed.

PPAngel:



You muslims will rather use others to make your excuse.

fulanimafia:
1. Jonathan took 6 weeks...even after promising to announce his ministers in two weeks.

2. Jonathan failed to transmit transition documents that would facilitate the appointment of ministers, especially as it's clear some ministries will have to be merged to reduce the cost of governance...

So so far, it doesn't really matter, but by now next month, it will be a problem if they've still not been appointed.

HzRF:


Hypocrisy

See dem using GEJ govt to compare a "change bringing" govt who promised to hit the ground running but hit the ground sleeping

fulanimafia:


You're the hypocrites, criticising PMB after barely 2 weeks when your master failed to swear in ministers till 6 weeks after inauguration.