Ministerial Appointment: I Don’t Know Anything About Interior Ministry – Aregbesola Cries Out

Few hours after the inauguration of new ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has confessed that he lacked knowledge of how the ministry in charge of internal security operates.

Aregbesola revealed this when he visited the ministry shortly after he was assigned the portfolio by President Buhari.

Addressing officials of the ministry, the former Osun State Governor said that he had no idea of its policies and operations.

He said, “My relationship with the ministry is distant.

What I know about the ministry is what I read in the newspapers.

“I will officially assume duties on Monday.

I give the Permanent Secretary the grace to run the ministry till then.

We will be ready by Monday to take on the huge assignment.”

Meanwhile, he has assured staff of the ministry and personnel of all paramilitary agencies under its purview of purposeful leadership.

He said: “I promise you a realistic, reasonable and commendable leadership”, while urging staff of the ministry to be ready for more work as he will be demanding much more from them.

Earlier in her speech, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry welcomed the minister to the ministry, adding that the ministry needed a focus person like him to lead it because of its strategic position in the security architecture of the country.

She said the proper handing over ceremony will take place on Monday

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