Sunday Aghaeze, Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed this in pictorial report of the event.
Browsing: President Alassane Ouattara
Quattara said this at the first Council of Ministers of the country’s new government team on Friday
Both leaders expressed the view during a bilateral meeting in Abidjan on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit
This is in a move aimed at quelling unrest that could undermine the country’s post-war success story
The cabinet was reduced to 28 ministers from 35 in the previous government and includes seven new members
The announcement came after the resignation of Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan and his entire cabinet to make way for a new government following the December 18 elections
The President also praised Ivorians for the peaceful conduct of the election, noting that it was a clear indication that the people of the West African country are prepared to live with one another in peace and harmony
Buhari commended the people of Cote d’Ivoire for putting the unity, stability and progress of their country above all other interests
President Alassane Ouattara late on Friday in Abidjan conferred Cote D’Ivoire’s highest honour, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Nation, on Jonathan in appreciation of Nigeria’s contributions to peace, stability and progress in Cote D’Ivoire
President Jonathan, whose entourage also includes representatives of the Nigerian private sector, will also meet with Nigerians resident in Cote D’Ivoire before returning to Nigeria on Saturday