Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will tomorrow, Wednesday, swear-in two ministers, Professor Stephen Ocheni from Kogi State and Alhaji Hassan Suleiman from Gombe State, who were screened and confirmed by the Senate on May 3, this year.
The two ministers were nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to replace late minister of State for labour and employment, Barrister James Ocholi, from Kogi State. He died along with his wife and children on Kaduna-Abuja road. Alhaji Hassan Suleiman also replaced former minister of Environment, Hajiya Amina J. Mohammed who was appointed and had since resumed at the United Nations in New York, the US, as Deputy Secretary-General.
Senior Special Assistant in the Presidency, in charge of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s media and publicity, Laolu Akande, in a tweet today, said that the two ministers would be sworn-in before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Professor Ocheni was the Dean of the Faculty of management sciences at the Kogi state university, Anyigba. He was a professor of public sector accounting and Dean, Faculty of management sciences. He was born at Uwowo, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State on 25th June 1959.
Alhaji Hassan Suleiman was chairman of Gombe State Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). [myad]
