Confidentiality of Deliberations of the Council of Ministers
112.
Deliberations of the National Council of Ministers shall be confidential; no Minister shall
disclose, communicate or reveal such deliberations save by permission of the Council of
Ministers.
Appointment and Removal of Ministers
113.
(1)
Ministers of the National Government shall be appointed and removed from
office by the President.
(2)
Appointment of the Ministers of the National Government shall be approved by a
resolution of the National Legislative Assembly adopted by a simple majority
vote of all members.
(3)
Ministers of the National Government shall be selected with due regard to the
need for inclusiveness based on integrity, competence, ethnic and regional
diversity and gender.
Oath of a Minister
114.
To assume office, a national Minister shall, before the President, take the same oath of a
Presidential Advisor as prescribed in Article 108 (2) of this Constitution.
Functions of a Minister
115.
(1)
A Minister in the National Government shall be the head of his or her ministry
and his or her decisions shall prevail therein. However, the National Council of
Ministers may review, amend or cancel such decisions; the President may suspend
the decision of a Minister pending such review or cancellation.
(2)
National Ministers shall:
(a)
(b)
(c)
collaborate and establish good working relations with corresponding
Ministers at state level in fulfillment of their respective constitutional
obligations;
perform any public or political role and provide leadership in public
affairs to achieve the policy objectives of the National Government; and
perform or exercise any other function or powers assigned by law or
delegation.
Collective and Individual Responsibility of Ministers
116.
(1)
A Minister of the National Government shall be individually answerable to the
President, the National Council of Ministers and the National Legislative
Assembly for the performance of his or her ministry.
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