PMB Confirms Zainab Ahmed As Minister Of Finance
The special adviser media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina has said that Zainab Ahmed will be minister of finance .
Recall that President Buhari appointed Ahmed to oversee the ministry following the resignation of Kemi Adeosun who was involved in NYSC certificate forgery scandal .
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday , Adesina said it had become clear that Ahmed is no longer minister of state for budget and national planning .
“You know she was minister of state budget and national planning , she will relinquish that or she has relinquished that to go and oversee the finance ministry , so that is her status for now ,” Adesina said .
“What you call her is a matter of nomenclature but if she is overseeing the ministry , then she is . But note that she is no longer minister of state budget and national planning for now until anything contrary happens . But for now , she is in charge of the ministry of finance.
“You know that statement was written in English and that statement says she will oversee the ministry of finance, let’ s leave it like that . I just told you she is no longer minister of state budget and national planning , she will be minister of finance , in fact that was how she was addressed at council .
“Don ’t forget it is also a legal thing , if a minister is going to be appointed there are procedures that is why it is a deployment. ”
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