Presidency reveals date Tinubu will swear in new ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Monday, August 21, swear in the newly appointed ministers at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Villa, Abuja by 10:00 am, presidency affirmed.

Tinubu will swear in the newly appointed ministers on Monday, August 21st, 2023.

The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Dr George Akume, made this disclosure on Wednesday night, August 16, 2023, in a statement, Daily Trust reported.

Legit.ng reported earlier that President Tinubu on Wednesday, formally assigned portfolios to the ministers, recently cleared by the Nigerian Senate.

The former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike was made minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ex-Ebonyi state Governor, Dave Umahi was named minister of works while Festus Keyamo was appointed as the minister of aviation.

“Honourable Ministers to be sworn-in are expected to come with two guests each. All Honourable Ministers and invited guests are to be seated by 9:00am,” Akume said in the statement signed by Mr Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), TVC News report added.

Shehu Sani reacts as Tinubu appoints Matawalle as defence state minister

The former senator of Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has expressed deep concern as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed the former governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle as the minister of state defence.

Sani in a post shared on his Twitter page on Wednesday night, August 16, wondered why a retired Military officer was not appointed as the defence minister with the current security challenges Nigeria is faced with.