President Jonathan Inaugurates Obanikoro, 7 Other Ministers

President Goodluck Jonathan today has inaugurated the eight new ministers recently confirmed by the Senate. The President thereafter assigned portfolios to them as follows: Senator Patricia Akwashiki (Information); Prof. Nicholas Ada (State, Foreign Affairs I); Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Foreign Affairs II);

Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.) (State, Defence); Mr. Fidelis Nwankwo (State, Health); Mrs. Hauwa Bappa (State, Niger Delta Affairs); Mr. Kenneth Kobani (State, Industry, Trade and Investment); and Senator Joel Ikeya (Labour and Productivity). He also named the Minister of State, Health, Khaliru Alhassan, as the Minister of Health.