President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed plans to fill vacant ministerial positions following resignation of some Ministers who are jostling for elective positions in the next year’s general elections in the country.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed told State House Correspondents on Friday.
Mohammed said Buhari also performed a valedictory session for the former ministers at the council chambers, State House,where he thanked them for their contributions to the administration and wished them well in their future endeavours.
He said nine of the ministers were physically present and one gave reasons for his absence at the valedictory session.
Among some of the ministers present at the brief session include, Ministers of State for Petroleum Resources, Labour and Employment, Science and Technology, Women Affairs, Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, Niger Delta Affairs, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of State for Education.