President Jonathan Suspends Iheanacho, Minister Of Interior.

  Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho (rtd.)

President Goodluck Jonathan today unsheathed the big stick, the first significant action following last Saturday’s election, by suspending Capt. Emmenuel Iheanacho as Minister of Interior and member of the Federal Executive Council.

According to a press statement by Ima Niboro, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the action follows “a number of lapses in the political leadership of the ministry traceable to his personal and official conduct.”


No specific issues were identified, but the action suggests that the President may now feel confident enough to insist on performance from Ministers and other office-holders in exchange for staying on the job.

Capt. Iheanacho’s position will be taken by Emeka Wogu, who will run the Interior Ministry alongside his Ministry of Labour.