Osinbajo swears in new ministers Wednesday

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will swearing in the two new ministers already confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday (tomorrow) at start of the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande discosed this on his twitter handle on Tuesday night.
It would be recalled that two confirmed Ministers, Stephen Ocheni (Kogi) and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe) were confirmed by the Senate in May this year but were yet to be sworn in.
Ministers are usually sworn in and assigned portfolios after their confirmation by the upper legislative chamber.
Ocheni is to replace the late James Ocholi who died over a year ago, while Hassan is to take over from Mrs Amina Mohammed, who resigned to become the United Nations Deputy Secretary General.
Osinbajo who has been acting as president since President Muhammadu Buhari headed for the UK for further medical check-ups has the responsibility of swearing in the Ministers.
The letter President Buhari sent to the Senate for their confirmation was read during plenary session by Senate President Bukola Saraki. The letter read: “In accordance with section 147 (2) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. I have the honour to forward the underlisted ministerial nominees for confirmation of the Senate Stephen Nkani Ocheni (professor) Kogi State 2. Suleiman Zana Hassan Gombe State. Copies of their curriculum vitae attached herewith. It is my hope that this exercise will receive the usual kind of expeditious consideration of the distinguished members of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Ocheni, a lecturer at the Kogi State University would be replacing Ocholi who died in a motor accident along Kaduna- Abuja road, March 6, 2016 alongside his wife and son. Suleiman Hassan from Gombe would be replacing former Minister for Environment, Ms Amina Mohammed who had gone to serve in the United Nations as a deputy Secretary General.