The House of Representatives has asked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to, within seven days from today, Tuesday, swear-in the two ministerial nominees who have been confirmed by the Senate since May.
The ministers are Stephen Ocheni, from Kogi State and Suleiman Hassan, from Gombe State. While Ocheni is to replace the late James Ocholi, Hassan, is to replace Amina Mohammed, who joined the United Nations last year. They were screened by the Senate in May.
The motion asking Osinbajo to swear-in the ministers was moved by a member from Kogi State, Karimi Sunday, who complained that Kogi had been without a minister for nearly two years now.
“These two states are not represented at the Federal Executive Council. This is a breach of the 1999 Constitution.
“The prayer of this motion is that the Acting President should swear in them in and allocate portfolios to them within one week.”
The resolution was endorsed in a unanimous voice vote. [myad]
