Full List: Tinubu, Buhari's Cabinet Members Meet in Abuja, Details Emerge
President Bola Tinubu has played host to his predecessor, the immediate-past president Muhammadu Buhari, who was present at the launching of the book written in his honour, 'Working with Buhari', by Femi Adesina.
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Adesina was the spokesperson for Buhari for the eight years of the former president's administration. The book launch, monitored by Legit.ng, was attended by prominent Nigerians, including former head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, and former First Lady Aisha Buhari.
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Some cabinet members of President Tinubu were at the event, including his chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila,
Also present at the book launch are members of Buhari and Tinubu's cabinets. Below is their full list:
Yemi Osinbajo
The immediate past vice president of Nigeria, Osinbajo, was one of the prominent figures who graced the event to honour his former boss.
Recall that Osinbajo was a commissioner of justice and attorney general of Lagos when Tinubu was the state governor. However, during the party's primaries, he contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket against Tinubu.
Femi Adesina
The book's author and special adviser to Buhari on media and publicity for eight years of his administration.
Adesina launched the book alongside five volumes of another book titled Muhammadu Buhari, The Nigerian Legacy, 2015 to 2023.
Chris Ngige
Ngige was the minister of labour and employment under President Buhari for eight years.
The Anambra-born politician was also at the book launch on Tuesday, January 16, to honour his former boss.
Mohammed Musa Bello
Bello was the immediate past minister of the Federal Capital Territory. He was one of the prominent cabinet members of Buhari present at the book launch on Tuesday.
He was a banker before venturing into politics and served under the administration of Buhari.
Hadi Sirika
The former minister of aviation was also present at the event. Sirika was one of the controversial ministers of Buhari, particularly toward the end of the tenure.
His process to revive Nigerian Air was strongly criticised, and President Bola Tinubu has suspended it.
Lai Mohammed
The former minister of information and culture, who was more famous for suspending Twitter, now X, during his time in office, was also present in Abuja.
Mohammed served as commissioner under Tinubu when the latter was the governor of Lagos state.
Babatunde Fashola
The former minister of works and housing was also president at the event. He was one of those who worked with Tinubu as governor of Lagos state and still served under Buhari.
Fashola not only worked with Tinubu in Lagos state, he succeeded him after the latter left office in 2007.
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Former president Muhammadu Buhari first appointed Esther in 2017, and she served in various capacities.
She is the wife of the former NBA general secretary and a leading civic educator, Hon. Nimi Walson-Jack.
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