BREAKING: Jonathan sacks Sports Minister Abdullahi; swears in 11 new ministers

President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked
the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi.
The sack was announced just before the
commencement of Wednesday’s meeting
of the Executive Council of the
Federation, FEC.
The president also swore-in 11 new
ministers and assigned them ministries.
Those sworn-in include: Musiliu
Obanikoro (Lagos), Minister of State
Defence;
Mohammed Wakil (Borno), Minister of
State Power; Abduljelili Adesiyan (Osun),
Minister of Police Affairs; Aminu Wali
(Kano), Minister of Foreign Affairs; Akon
Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom), Minister of Land
and Housing; Lawrencia Laraba(Kaduna
State), Minister of Environment; Tamuno
Danagogo (Rivers), Minister of Sports;
Asabe Asmau Ahmed (Niger), Minister of
State Agriculture; Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara),
Minister of Defence; Boni Haruna
(Adamawa), Minister of Youth
Development; and Khaliru Alhassan
(Sokoto State), Minister of State, Health.
More details later…