No date yet for ministers’ inauguration

The Federal Government on Friday asked ministers-designate to submit their curricum vitae but did not state when they will be sworn-in days after their confirmation by the Senate.

The Senate concluded the screening and confirmation hearings of the 43 appointees on Tuesday.

A statement on Friday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, asked the ministers-to-be to submit their updated CVs while also disclosing that a retreat would be held for them from August 15 to 16, 2019. There was no word on when they will be sworn in and on the portfolios of the appointees.

The statement reads:

“Following confirmation by the Senate, all ministers designate are by this notice informed that relevant documents for their study and guidance, preparatory to the inauguration of the cabinet shall be available for collection at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) (Cabinet Affairs Office) from 10.00am on Tuesday August 6, 2019.

“Ministers designate are also requested to please bring along and submit to the OSGF, their updated CV in soft and hard copies as well as any valid identification document.

“Finally, I am pleased to inform you that, in view of the need to allow ministers designate enough time to study the documents (Status Report on Policies, Programmes and Projects; the 2019-2023 Road Map, FEC Handbook, etc) and considering the upcoming Sallah break, His Excellency, Mr. President has approved an induction retreat for ministers designate to be held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja from August 15-16, 2019.”