Nigeria - On a controversial note, the presidency reportedly confirmed that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will swear in two new ministers on Wednesday.
Stephen Ocheni from Kogi State and Suleiman Hassan from Gombe State were cleared by the Senate on May 3 and have been waiting to be brought into the federal cabinet.
Reports in the media indicate that Laolu Akande, Mr. Osinbajo’s spokesperson, confirmed that the two ministers would be inaugurated on Wednesday before the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
“AgP Osinbajo would be swearing in the two new ministers already confirmed by the Senate tomorrow (Wednesday) morning @ start of the Federal Exco meeting,” Mr. Akande stated on his official twitter handle, according to Premium Times.
The Forefront can confirm that Laolu Akande tweeted officially in his handle about the swearing in as seen below>>>
The Forefront can confirm that Laolu Akande tweeted officially in his handle about the swearing in as seen below>>>
AgP Osinbajo would be swearing in the two new ministers already confirmed by the Senate tomorrow morning @ start of the Federal Exco meeting— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) July 25, 2017
However, The Forefront has learnt that the Presidency has dismissed reports making rounds on some news portals that plans have been concluded for the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to swear-in two ministers from Kogi and Gombe states on Wednesday, Daily Post is reporting.
Dismissing the reports Tuesday night, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, wrote on his Twitter handle:
“The story that Femi Adesina, Laolu Akande and I provided confirmation that two new ministers are to be sworn in tomorrow (Wednesday) is false.
“If they have a record of who said that, let them publish it.
“As spokespersons, we report that which has been given to us. As it is at the moment, we have received no such information.”
The controversial tweets by Acting President Osinbajo's spokesperson Laolu Akande and Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari, Garba Shehu remain in the spotlight in social media.The story on Premium Times that @FemAdesina, @akandeoj & I provided confirmation that two new ministers are to be sworn in tomorrow is false— Garba Shehu 🇳🇬 (@GarShehu) July 25, 2017
Recall that the House of Representatives had earlier passed a resolution calling for the inauguration of Ocheni and Hassan by the Acting President.
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