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Nigerian president forms cabinet

Xinhua, November 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday formed his cabinet, comprising technocrats and bureaucrats, almost six months after he took office in May.

Buhari named the ministers at a ceremony held at the presidential palace in the Nigerian capital Abuja. He also presided over the first cabinet meeting summoned shortly after he gave portfolios to the new ministers.

The Nigerian leader said he reposed confidence in the ministers and charged them to work for the progress of the West African nation.

On Tuesday, the Nigerian leader fired 17 federal permanent secretaries in a move to overhaul the civil service. He immediately approved the appointment of 18 others to replace them.

The Nigerian president reiterated his earlier decision to head the oil ministry, the country's major source of income. He named Ibe Kachikwu, the group managing director of the national oil firm, the senior official to pilot the affairs of the ministry together with him.

Last week, the presidency organized a two-day retreat for the ministers-designate, to prepare them for the task ahead. Endit