President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate his new cabinet on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.
The inauguration will come after a two-day induction retreat scheduled to hold from August 19 to 20 for the ministers-designate.
The date the president will inaugurate the cabinet was announced by the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Officer, Babatunde Lawal, on Tuesday.
The retreat is to familiarise the new ministers with the workings of government and create an opportunity for synergy and team work.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the retreat would help in the “building of a strong platform for synergy and teamwork; sensitising appointees on the status of the implementation of policies, programmes and projects of government from 2015-date; acquainting the appointees with the roadmap for delivery of government’s priorities and next level agenda (2019-2023) and deepen the understanding of participants on best practices in conducting government business.”
Others to be present at the retreat are Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, federal permanent secretaries and top government functionaries.
It would be recalled that 43 ministerial nominees whose names were sent to the Senate by Buhari were approved last week.
Their designations were however not given.
It is expected that the portfolio for each of the ministers will be announced during the inauguration.
