Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- About 54 days after he was sworn in for a second term, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed 43 ministers into his cabinet.

The ministers comprise seven past governors and seven past senators, while 14 former ministers were retained from the president's first tenure. They were assigned portfolios about a month after - having been screened and confirmed by the Senate.

Muhammad Bello, the FCT minister, is one of the 14 retained by the president with a Minister of State, Ramatu Tijjani, assigned to assist him.

His return generated controversy among residents of the FCT as many said his administration, in the first tenure, watched as infrastructure and other public utilities in the city decayed.

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