The inauguration of President Muhamadu Buhari’s Next Level cabinet started at 11-08 a.m. this Wednesday at the Council Chambers at the State House, Abuja,with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mmustapha, who has just taken his oath of office right now.
Thereafter, the ministers will be sworn in in batches of five according to their states of origin.
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, is moderating.
All the ministers-designate and their spouses or well-wishers, as the case may be, are already in the Villa.
The new cabinet comprises of 43 ministers, up from 36 in the first term.
They will be assigned portfolios as they take turns to be sworn in.
The atmosphere in the precinct of the State House is warm, almost festive despite the cold, and wetness of Abuja occasioned by the almost non-stop rain that poured almost all day, Tuesday.