Date Published: 05/05/10

Aganga Heads Jonathan's 13-member new economic team

The Minister of Finance, Mr. Olusegun Aganga Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has constituted a new National Economic Management Team, with the Minister of Finance, Mr. Aganga, as its chairman.

Other members of the team are the Minister of National Planning, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen (vice-chairman); Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Madueke; and the Minister of Works, Senator Sanusi Daggash.

Also in the team are the Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola; the Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Sheikh Abdullahi; and the Minister of Transport, Mr. Yusuf Sulaimon.

Others are the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi; representative of the Office of Acting President, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Chief Economic Adviser to the Acting President; and the Director-General of the Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogwu.