The new Minister of State, for Science, Technology and Innovation Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh has commended President Muhammed Buhari for his appointment as a minister of state.
A signed statement from the ministry indicates that the Minister said this when he assumed duty in his office recently in Abuja.
Chief Ikoh who was the immediate past commissioner for industry and Technology, Abia State, expressed commitment to contribute his quota in moving the Ministry forward.
To this end, he called on staff and management of the ministry for their maximum cooperation in order to move Nigeria to a greater height.
According to the Minister, STI is from bottom to up, meaning that the ministry must go into more diversification in order to insure quick development of Nigeria.
Earlier, the permanent Secretary of the Ministry Mrs. Minilola Udoh appealed to the Minister to use his influences to improve the affairs of the ministry and assured him of the staff and management cooperation.
