Jonathan also dismissed minister of police affairs Caleb Olubolade, minister of the Niger Delta Godsday Orubebe and deputy finance minister Yerima Ngama, Information Minister Labaran Maku said, hinting that some of them may have been removed because they want to seek other political posts.
“He (Jonathan) said the ministers have been asked by him to step out to further their own interests in their own political or private purposes,” Maku told reporters.
President Jonathan directed Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Olajumoke Akinjide, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom to oversee the Ministries of Police Affairs and Aviation respectively, while the Minister of State for Niger Delta, Gayius Ishaku, was asked to take over the affairs of the Ministry.
Africa’s second largest economy and biggest oil producer is advancing as an investment destination but political instability is a concern for investors, especially as wasteful government spending tends to spike ahead of elections.
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