Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Suleiman Hassan takes charge of the Environment Ministry following the resignation of, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibrin.
Hassan who hails from Gombe state was mandated to take over the Environment Ministry at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
A presidential source told Daily Trust last night that Hassan was asked to immediately take charge of the Environment Ministry.
“Yes, it is the Minister of State Power, Works and Housing II, Suleiman Hassan that has been asked to take over the Environment Ministry,” he said.
Hassan joined the federal cabinet when Amina Mohammed become the Deputy Secretary General of United Nations. DT