President Buhari warns Ministers Designate Againt lawlessness And Waste

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned incoming ministers against wastefulness and lawlessness with an announcement expected soon over which ministries they will be

assigned and their formal inauguration.

Buhari, who was elected on a promise to root out endemic corruption, has been criticised for taking nearly five months to put together his senior ministerial team.

Names were finally submitted at the end of September but final approval from the Senate was not secured until last week.

"The need for observing the rule of law is being emphasised to ensure that impunity is removed from government conduct," Buhari told the group before the meeting.

"It is expected that we make the running of government at all levels as lean as possible, avoid waste and conserve resources."

Nigeria's constitution stipulates that ministers must come from each of the 36 states of the federation but Buhari has been thought to want to slim down the number of ministries.