President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, visited the ancient city of Kano for a grand ceremony to welcome a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, to the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.
His visit to the city came a day after some terrorists killed about 200 people at a bus station in Abuja. The President had earlier cancelled a planned visit to Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday shortly after the ugly incident occurred.
The former governor was welcomed into the party in an event tagged ‘The Grand Reception for Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’. Jonathan promised to intensify his fight against terrorism in the country. Prominent members of the PDP were in Kano for the occasion.
The names of former Governor of Kano, Ibrahim Shekarau, and three others have been sent to the Senate by President Goodluck Jonathan for confirmation, as required by the Nigerian Constitution. The letter was read at the plenary on Wednesday before the lawmakers by the Senate President, David Mark. “In accordance…
Four ministerial nominees cleared by the Senate some days ago have been sworn-in as Ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan. President Jonathan performed the ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja and also announced their portfolios. They are Ibrahim Shekarau as Minister of Education, Abdul Bulama as Minister of Science and Technology, Stephen…
On Saturday, the new Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, visited Kano State, where he hails from. It was his first visit to the state after he was sworn-in on Wednesday in Abuja by President Goodluck Jonathan as Minister. Several residents of the state trooped out to welcome Shekarau and the…
