The appointment which is to be ratified by the senate was made on Wednesday by the president at the council of state meeting in Abuja.
Yakubu, who is a former executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund is to take over from the acting chairman, Amina Zakari.
Senator George Sekibo (PDP) representing Rivers East Senatorial District
has thrown more light on how his former political godfather, Rotimi
Amaechi would fail as the Senate begins screening of ministerial
nominees on Tuesday next week.
