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Nigerian president sacks 9 ministers in cabinet reshuffle
 [Al Ahram] Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau... on Wednesday sacked nine ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle amid tensions within the ruling party as his rivals manoeuvre ahead of 2015 elections. Those sacked included Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru, Education Minister Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai and Housing Minister Ama Pepple. The national planning, environment and science and technology ministers were also removed in addition to junior ministers for defence, agriculture and power. Presidency front man Reuben Abati confirmed the names from the 39-member cabinet. High profile ministers such as Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke remained in place. No specific reason was given for the reshuffle, which comes as the president battles infighting in his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a rising opposition coalition that could pose a major challenge in the 2015 vote. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-12 |
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