President Goodluck Jonathan has effected a minor cabinet reshuffle as a result of the departure of seven ministers from his cabinet on last week.
Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed is to take over as the Supervising Minister of Information pending the time a substantive minister would be named, it was announced at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the president.
Minister of State , Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri,has now been redeployed as the Minister of State, Education following Mr. Nyesom Wike’s resignation.
The Minister of Special Duties, Taminu Turaki (SAN), is to act as the Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity following the exit of Chief Emeka Wogu.
He said the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Aliyu Guasu, would combine his duties with those of the Minister of State, Defence following the resignation of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
According to him, while the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Stephen Oru, will combine his responsibilities with those of the Minister of State, Defence vacated by Dr. Darius Ishaku; the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, will combine his duties with those of the Minister of State vacated by Samuel Ortom.
Except for Onwuliri’s deployment, all other appointments were in acting capacity pending the time new ministers would be appointed to fill the vacancies.