NEWS: President Jonathan Fires Sports Minister, Installs 11 New Ministers

 

Today, March 5, 2014, the Presidency announced the installation of Tamuno Danagogo as the new Minister of Sports, following the sack of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.

President Jonathan also swore-in 11 new ministers and assigned them ministries. The ministers are:

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
Khaliru Alhassan (Sokoto State), Minister of State, Health