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