Date Published: 02/10/10

Aondoakaa now Special Duties Minister, Tokunbo Kayode takes over as AGF

Aondoakaa

Few hours after controversial Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Kaase Aondoakaa who was hitherto sacked has now been assigned as the Special Duties Minister while Prince Tokunbo Kayode takes over as Attorney General and Minister of Justice.

Aondoakaa was replaced with the Labour Minister, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN) while the Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Ibrahim Kazaure was reassigned the Labour portfolio. Every other minister remains in his or her duty post.
The Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, who briefed the State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, gave no reason for the minor changes in the cabinet, but said the Acting President  reserved the right to decide who would function where.

“It is the decision of the Acting President to move people. It’s not the decision of the FEC. He has the presidential power to move any of us,” she pointed out and declined further comment on the issue.
She said the council, while accepting the National Assembly’s resolution recognizing the vice president as Acting President, commended the lawmakers for their action and pledged to support Jonathan in his onerous responsibility of steering the ship of the nation.

Responding to reporters’ question on her controversial memo which was shot down last week, Akunyili said the memo was not represented in council and there was no need revisiting it because it had been overtaken by the National Assembly’s resolution. Meanwhile, Aondoakaa who fielded questions from the State House correspondents on the development said his redeployment was a cordial agreement reached between him and the Acting President before the commencement of the council meeting.