Jonathan Won’t Dissolve Cabinet Today, Says Minister

The Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki, has disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan will not dissolve the Federal Executive Council  (FEC) today as reported in the media. Akwashii in a statement on Tuesday refuted report by a national newspaper (not THISDAY) which quoted her as saying President Jonathan would dissolve his cabinet today.

The minister noted that she did not at anytime speak to journalists on the dissolution of FEC, adding that the news was a rude shock.

“The Information Minister therefore urges the public to disregard the tendentious report as false and malicious, which only exists in the warped imagination of its authors,” the statement said.

The report had quoted a presidency source as saying the president would dissolve the cabinet after a valedictory session scheduled to hold inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa this Wednesday.

The report also stated that all the ministers had received letters from the president last Friday thanking them for serving their fatherland.

The report stated that today’s FEC meeting would be the last in the life of the administration of President Jonathan, and that the president would use the opportunity to thank his cabinet members and request prayers for the country.
According to the report, “At the valedictory council session, prayers would also be offered for the incoming government of Muhammadu Buhari.”

The report stated further that Jonathan had directed all ministers to hand over the affairs of their various ministries to their respective permanent secretaries.