President Goodluck Jonathan
In an apparent move to rid his cabinet of partisan appointees loyal to those opposed to his leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked nine ministers. A source told told www.Africanewscircle.com that the move was in consonance with an agreement reached with defecting state governors who nominated the ministers for appointment reached on Tuesday between President Jonathan and the dissident governors. The sacked cabinet ministers are:
Olugbenga Ashiru – Foreign Affairs
Ita Okon – Science and Technology
Ama Pepple – Housing and Urban Development
Hadiza Mailafia – Environment
Ruqayat Rufai – Education
Zainab Kunchi – Power,(state)
Buka Tijani – Agriculture (state)
Shamsudeen Usman – National Planning
Olusola Obadan – Defence(state)
President Jonathan who announced the sack of the ministers during Wednesday`s Federal Executive Council Meeting in Abuja, thanked them for their services and wished them the best in their future endeavours.
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