Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo
Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo | |
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Cabinet of Nigeria | |
Date formed | 29 May 1999 |
Date dissolved | 29 May 2007 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Head of government | Olusegun Obasanjo |
History | |
Predecessor | Government of General Abdulsalami Abubakar |
Successor | Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua |
The Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo was formed after President
Nigerian Fourth Republic
.
Obasanjo made frequent changes to his cabinet of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State during his two terms of office, and periodically split or combined ministries.
He made a major cabinet reshuffle in June 2000, and in January 2001 dissolved his cabinet.[1]
In December 2004 he named 12 new ministers.[2]
in June 2005 he made another major cabinet reshuffle.[3]
On 10 January 2007 a few months before leaving office he made yet another drastic overhaul.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Nigerian President Dissolves Cabinet". People's Daily. January 25, 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "NIGERIA - Profile - Olusegun Obasanjo". BNET. Jan 1, 2005. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "As Obasanjo Reshuffles Cabinet... Ministers Under Probe for Corruption". BNW News. July 14, 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "PRESIDENT OBASANJO RESHUFFLES THE CABINET". Nigerian Government: Office of the Head of Service. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-12-30.