President Jonathan to disolve his cabinet tomorrow
Goodluck Jonathan will tomorrowdissolve his
cabinet, Daily Trust reports.
According to a presidency source, the president
would dissolve the cabinet after a valedictory
session scheduled to hold inside the Council
Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa,
Abuja, Wednesday morning.
The source also confirmed that the Wednesday’s
Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting would be
the last in the administration of President
Jonathan.
He said the president would use the opportunity
to thank his cabinet members and request prayers
for the country. Prayers would also be offered for
the incoming government of General Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd).
Jonathan, who lost the March 28 presidential
election to Muhammadu Buhari, is scheduled to
hand over the affairs of the country to Buhari on
May 29.
A member of Jonathan’s kitchen cabinet also
revealed that all the ministers had received letters
from the president since Friday thanking them for
serving their father land.
The minister, who is from the South-West said the
president emphasised in the letters that the
Wednesday’s council meeting would be the last to
be held under his stewardship.
He further disclosed that in compliance to a
directive from Jonathan, all ministers were
expected to hand over the affairs of their
ministries to their respective permanent
secretaries by Thursday.
The minister, who pleaded not to be mentioned,
added that there would also be send-off
ceremonies for ministers also on Thursday.
He said: “I can confirm to you that this
Wednesday will mark the last Federal Executive
Council (FEC) meeting to be presided over by
President Goodluck Jonathan. That is when Mr
President will dissolve the cabinet.
“This is not catching us unawares. All of us have
been duly informed. Mr President has sent letters
to all of us who are his ministers. Mr President
thanked us for having served the country
meritoriously well together with him within the
last few years.”
The Minister of Information, Senator Patricia
Akwashiki, had told State House journalists after
the April 15 FEC meeting that the last council
meeting under Jonathan would hold on May 20
(tomorrow).
“...The last one (FEC meeting) that will be the
valedictory one, on May 20”, the information
minister had said then.
Ahead of the May 29 transition programme, the
president had on April 15 also directed all
ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to
submit their handover briefs to the Office of the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
(SGF) on or before April 20.
Source : Daily Trust
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