President Bola Tinubu on Monday warned his new 45-member ministerial cabinet that he would hold them to the standard he promised Nigerians during his campaign to be elected.
Tinubu gave the warning after presiding over their oath-taking in the conference centre of the presidential villa in Abuja, where he admonished them not to see themselves as representing particular regions, ethnicity, or state.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Aguri Ngelale, read the citation of the Ministers, which was followed by their oaths-taking supervised by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola.
Tinubu explained that he carefully selected them for their track record of excellence and achievement in the public and private sectors.
According to him, they “reflect the diversity of Nigeria and bring to their new role an assortment of experience and expertise to help guide the nation’s affairs and also continue to rebuild the nation and re-engineer all its finances and defects, building blocks of Nigeria today and the future.”