President Buhari To Inaugurate Ministers After August 16

The federal government has said it will organize a retreat for the newly appointed ministers before their inauguration.

The retreat is expected to hold in Abuja between August 15 and 16.

A statement issued on Friday from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the retreat is to guide the ministers on the adequate discharge of their duties once they resume office.

It said the ministerial appointees are also expected to attend the retreat with copies of their credentials.

The statement said, “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, said the statement.

“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.

“For further clarification, please contact the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office, OSGF on 08023229481.”

With the statement from the SGF, the ministers’ resumption of office is expected to come after August 16.