Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo explained
| Cabinet Name: | Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Cabinet Number: | |
| Jurisdiction: | Nigeria |
| Flag: | 160px |
| Date Formed: | 29 May 1999 |
| Date Dissolved: | 29 May 2007 |
| Political Parties: | --> |
| Opposition Parties: | --> |
| Opposition Leaders: | --> |
| Successor: | Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua |
The Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo was formed after President Olusegun Obasanjo took office in May 1999 after the return to democracy with the Nigerian Fourth Republic. Obasanjo made frequent changes to his cabinet of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State during his two terms of office, and periodically split or combined ministries. He made a major cabinet reshuffle in June 2000, and in January 2001 dissolved his cabinet.[1] In December 2004 he named 12 new ministers.[2] in June 2005 he made another major cabinet reshuffle.[3] On 10 January 2007 a few months before leaving office he made yet another drastic overhaul.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Nigerian President Dissolves Cabinet . People's Daily . January 25, 2001 . 2010-12-30 . 2011-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707021352/http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200101/25/eng20010125_61204.html . dead .
- Web site: NIGERIA - Profile - Olusegun Obasanjo . Jan 1, 2005 . BNET . 2010-12-30.
- Web site: As Obasanjo Reshuffles Cabinet... Ministers Under Probe for Corruption . July 14, 2005 . BNW News . 2010-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111023812/http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/thisday/2005/07/14/as_obasanjo_reshuffles_cabinet_ministers_under_probe_for_corruption.php# . 2012-01-11 . dead.
- Web site: PRESIDENT OBASANJO RESHUFFLES THE CABINET . Nigerian Government: Office of the Head of Service . 2010-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100810005220/http://www.hosf.gov.ng/news_events/news_9 . 2010-08-10 .
