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Bola Tinubu swears in three new cabinet Ministers

President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in three new ministers during the second Federal Executive Council held at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The new cabinet members are Balarabe Lawal from Kaduna State as Minister of Environment, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim from Kwara, Minister of Youths and Ayodele Olawande from Ondo, Minister of State for Youths.
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The ministers were the three nominated by Mr Tinubu to take charge of the newly created Ministry of Youths and a replacement for former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai.The Ministry of Youth was formerly with the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development.
Mr El-Rufai was rejected during the Senate ministerial screening process when a member brought up a petition against him.The council also observed a minute of silence for a former member of cabinet, Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, who died on July 1 at the age of 96. He was appointed the FCT Minister in 1976 by the Murtala Mohammed military administration and served until 1979.
(NAN)