President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday unveiled the portfolios of 45 ministers nine days after they were confirmed by the Senate in a week-long screening exercise.
The ministers will be sworn in by the President at the State House Conference, Aso Villa, Abuja on Monday.
Tinubu appointed an accomplished global health leader, Prof Ali Muhammad Pate, as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
Prior to his appointment, he served on several health-focused boards in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, and held several senior positions in Nigeria and abroad.
Below are some things to know about Ali Pate:
Pate was born on September 6, 1968, in the Misau local government area of Bauchi State. He is reported to be the first in his family to complete a secondary school education.
He is an alumnus of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna state. According to Wikipedia, he graduated from ABU and moved to Gambia where he worked in rural…
