Yar'Adua Swears in Orubebe at Last - DailyTrust

Delta State ministerial nominee, Mr. Godsday Orubebe was eventually sworn-in as a minister by President Umaru Yar'adua yesterday in Abuja. But he is yet to be assigned a portfolio.

President Yar'adua had earlier postponed his swearing-in owing to political bickering that trailed his nomination from Delta State.

Orubebe was accompanied to the State House for by the Delta Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and the Ijaw leader and one time Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark whose differences had stalled earlier stalled his swearing-in.

Speaking to State House correspondents after the ceremony, both Governor Uduaghan and Chief Clark said their differences over Orubebe have been resolved. Full Story