Buhari to inaugurates ministers next week after their confirmation today by the Senate

President Mu­hammadu Buhari will, next week, inaugurate and assign portfolios to ministers confirmed by the Senate today. Former Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi and other nominees today are expected to be confirmed today October 29th..


The number of minis­ters that will be inaugurat­ed will, however, depend on the outcome of today’s confirmation of the sec­ond batch of the ministe­rial nominees, 16 in number, whose screening ended yes­terday. Senate confirmed 21 ministries last week. If the 16 nominees scale the confirmation hurdle to­day, the total number of min­isters that would be sworn in next week will be 37.

However, there are reports that the PDP caucus in the senate have vowed to withdraw their support for senate president Bukola Saraki if he allows Rotimi Amaechi to be confirmed as Minister.