The inauguration preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and had the cabinet members and serving permanent secretaries as well as some guests of the new officials in attendance.
The President did not deliver any inauguration address after the signing of the inauguration register as the FEC meeting progressed afterwards.
Those sworn in are Mr Mustapha Suleiman (Kano), Mr Adekunle Adeyemi (Oyo), Mrs Comfort Ekaro (Rivers) and Mr Adebayo Akpata (Ekiti).
Others are Dr Abdulkadir Muazu(Kaduna), Mr Marcelinus Osuji(Imo) and Mr Bitrus Nabasu (Plateau).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 15 of the newly appointed permanent Secretaries had taken their oath of office in August.
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