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AS a fall out of the resignation early this week by seven cabinet ministers, President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday announced a minor reshuffle in the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Under the new arrangement, the Minister of State II in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed has been assigned to oversee the Ministry of Information to in the place of Mr. Labaran Maku.
Similarly, his former counterpart in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Prof. Viola Onwuliri was moved from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to replace Mr. Nyesom Wike as Minister of State for Education while the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki ( SAN) was assigned the Ministry of Labour and Productivity as supervising minister following the exit of Mr. Emeka Wogu.
The Minister of Defence, Lt. General Aliyu Gusau (rtd) will now oversee the affairs of the Ministry of Defence; Dr. Khaliru Alhassan, Minister of State for Health will now take over full responsibility as Minister of Health following the resignation of Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu.
President Jonathan also assigned Dr. Olusegun Aganga to take over full responsibility of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment with the exit of Dr. Samuel Ortom.
The Minister of Niger Delta Dr. Stephen Oru has also been directed to take over full supervision of the ministry in substantive capacity as a result of the exit of Darius Jonathan Ishaku.
Mohammed told...