By Ayodele Oni
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday administered the oath of office to two newly appointed Ministers that were earlier cleared by the senate.
They are Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro and Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, formally inducting them as members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) during a brief ceremony at the Council Chamber of the State House.
The swearing-in ceremony, performed before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting, marks the latest addition to Tinubu’s cabinet.
The two new ministers will fill slots vacated by recent departures and ensuring continued representation for Plateau and Enugu States as required by the Nigerian Constitution.
Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro, a pharmacist and lawyer from Plateau State, steps in to replace Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, who resigned to become the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Doro, born in 1969 in Kwall, Bassa Local Government Area, brings over two decades of experience in clinical practice, pharmaceutical management, strategic leadership, and community development from both the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
His nomination was forwarded to the Senate in October 2025 and confirmed shortly after.
Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from Enugu State, assumes the role previously held by Uche Nnaji, the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, who stepped down amid allegations of certificate forgery.
Udeh, currently the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Enugu State, nominated by President Tinubu on November 4, underwent a brief Senate screening, and was confirmed earlier on Thursday.
A legal expert with a Ph.D. in Public Law from Stellenbosch University in South Africa, Udeh has been noted for driving justice sector reforms in Enugu and is expected to take over the Science, Innovation and Technology portfolio.
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