PRESIDENT Buhari has approved the appointment of Surveyor Suleiman Hassan as the Minister of Environment, following the resignation of the Minister of State, Ibrahim Usman Jibril.
A terse statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) in Abuja on Thursday night recalled that Jibril resigned to ascend the throne of his forefathers as the Emir of Nasarawa, in Nasarawa State.
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It said the President announced the succession at the Ministry of Environment at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday.
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No further details were given.
