New cabinet: Buhari swears in ministers designate, August 21

President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in ministers on August 21, 2019, following the conclusion of the nominees’ screening by the Senate.

The President forwarded the ministerial list to the National Assembly on July 23, 2019.

The list contained 43 names, 14 of whom served as ministers in his first term in office.

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babatunde Lawal, said the ceremony would hold at the Federal Executive Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja by 11 am.