President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.
The sack was announced just before the commencement of the mid-weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC.
Jonathan also assigned portfolios to 11 new ministers shortly after they took their oaths of offices inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The president also said new ministers would be announced next week.
The new ministers with their portfolios are as follow;
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos) – Minister of State Defence
Mohammed Wakil (Borno) – Minister of State Power
Alhaji Abduljelili Adesiyan (Osun) – Minister of Police Affairs
Ambassador Aminu Wali (Kano) – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom) – Minister of Land and Housing
Lawrencia Laraba Mallam (Kaduna) – Minister of Environment
Dr. Tamuno Danagogo (Rivers) – Minister of Sports
Hajia Asabe Asmau Ahmed (Niger) – Minister of State Agriculture
Gen. Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara) – Minister of Defence
Boni Haruna (Adamawa) – Minister of Youth Development
Dr. Khaliru Alhassan (Sokoto) – Minister of State Health
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