Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja

Inauguration of the Federal Executive Council has begun in Abuja with the swearing of President Muhammadu  Buhari’s appointed ministers.

The ministers are being  sworn in batches of four each, according to the alphabetic order of Nigerian states.

In the first batch were Okechukwu Enelamah, Muhammad Bello, Senator Udo Udoma and  Senator Chris Ngige.

Audu Ogbeh, Adamu Adamu, Shehuri  have also been sworn in.

Ibe Kachikwu, Christopher Ogbonnaya Onu, Dr Osagie, Pastor Usani Uguru have taken their oaths of office. So have Dr Kayode Fayemi,  Dr. Onyemah Godfrey, Mrs Amina Mohammed,  Prof. Anthony Onwuka.

Suleiman Adamu, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Lt. Gen Dambazzau, Senator Hadi Sirika now sworn in as ministers.

Abubakar Malami, Barrister James Ocholi, Lai Mohammed who Shehu Garba, the MC described as “master of our game” and Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos State sworn in. Incidentally, both Lai Mohammed and Babatunde Fashola served as chief of staff in Lagos, under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Ibrahim Usman Jibrin, Abubakar Bawa Bwari, Kemi Adeosun, Prof Claudius Daramola sworn in as well.