ON THE TEAM: “This is all about the cohesion and work of a great team, and I believe we now have it. It is an honour to be chosen to serve as a minister in the Federal Executive Council, and such a high honour comes with tremendous responsibility.”
ON NIGERIANS’ EXPECTATIONS “In this moment of abundant promise and peril in equal measure, all of you that have been sworn in have been called to distinguish yourselves. Nigerians are highly expectant of excellence in service delivery, accountability, and transparency.”
“As your country honours you today, you must each work to make yourselves worthy in the eyes of God and our entire nation’s people.”
ON THEIR OBLIGATIONS: “Your highest obligation is to restore public faith in government so that our people can once again believe that government can be a positive force for transformation and a vehicle for collective progress of all citizens of this great country”