Breaking: Jonathan sacks Minister of Youth Development

President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked
the Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa
Abdulkadir.
The sack was announced in a statement
from the office of the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Pius
Anyim.
Details later…

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