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PRESIDENT TINUBU SWEARS IN MINISTERS, BERNARD MOHAMMED DORO, KINGSLEY TOCHUKWU UDEH. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


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PRESIDENT TINUBU SWEARS IN MINISTERS, BERNARD MOHAMMED DORO, KINGSLEY TOCHUKWU UDEH

 

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, swore in Dr Bernard Mohammed Doroh from Plateau State and Dr Kinsley Tochukwu Udeh (SAN) from Enugu State as ministers.

 

The ministers took the oath of office at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, held at the Council Chambers of the State House.

 

The Senate confirmed Dr Doro to replace Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who was elected as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in July 2025.

 

Dr Doro holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Jos, an LL.B in Law from University College London (UCL), an MBA in Information Technology and Business Strategy from the University of Leicester, and an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice from Anglia Ruskin University.

 

He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MPhil in Leadership and Management at the Catholic University of Murcia, Spain.

 

Dr Doro served as the Financial Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), United Kingdom Chapter.

 

Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was nominated from Enugu State to replace Uche Nnaji, who resigned on October 7, 2025.

 

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.😎 degree from the University of Nigeria (2005) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006.

 

Dr Udeh also holds a Doctor of Laws in Public Law from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and an LL.M. in Public International Law from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

 

He also served as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Enugu State.

 

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

(Information & Strategy)

November 6, 2025

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