The House of Representatives on Tuesday, asked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to inaugurate the two outstanding ministers screened by the Senate and assign portfolios to them “within one week.”
Stephen Ocheni, from Kogi State, and Suleiman Hassan from Gombe State were appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to replace Late James Ocholi, who died in an accident and Amina Mohammed who joined the United Nations last year.
Ocholi was the Minister of State for Labour and Employment while Mohammed was the Minister of Environment.
The House, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun, passed the resolution following a motion moved by a member from Kogi State, Karimi Sunday.
Sunday complained that in the case of Kogi, it had been without a minister for nearly two years even though the two nominees had been screened and passed by the Senate since May this year.
He stated, “These two states are not represented at the Federal Executive Council. This is a breach of the 1999 Constitution. The prayer of this motion is that the Acting President should swear in them in and allocate portfolios to them within one week.”
The resolution was endorsed by a unanimous voice vote.
