President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday swore in eight ministers recently onfirmed by the Senate.
The president performed the ceremony before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
The new ministers were assigned to various portfolios as follows: Minister for Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki; Minister of State, Foreign Affairs I, Prof. Nicholas Ada; Obanikoro got the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs II position; Col. Augustine Akobundu, (Rtd.) sworn in as Minister of State for Defence; Mr. Fidelis Nwankwo got the Minister of State for Health position; Mrs. Hauwa Bappa got the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs post; Mr. Kenneth Kobani was sworn in as Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment), while Senator Joel Ikeya became the Minister of Labour and Productivity.
Jonathan also named the Minister of State, Health, Khaliru Alhassan, as the Minister of Health.
However, Alhassan has been acting as Supervising Minister of Health since Prof. Onyebuchi Ckukwu resigned in 2014.
Jonathan urged the new Ministers to brace up for the challenges that would come with being sworn in at an injury time such as this.
