Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced plans to reveal the composition of his 16 member cabinet shortly.

On Friday, the chairman of the just elected Free National Movement (FNM) Sidney Collie said the prime minister will assign the portfolios and the new cabinet scheduled to be sworn in today Monday.

According to Collie, as soon as the Cabinet is sworn in , the first meeting will be held on Tuesday.

The new Attorney General, Carl Bethel has already been sworn in.

The Prime Minister, in his address to Turnquest who is the Deputy Prime Minister and Bethel as AG said their appointments are the beginning of the formation of the “people’s government,” adding that transparency and accountability were often absent during the past five years but will be restored.

Minnis also said that the “ government will ensure that the public treasury is used for the public good rather than directed toward private interests”.