President Bola Tinubu has dismissed six ministers from his cabinet as part of a major restructuring of his administration aimed at improving governance.
Those sacked include Women Affairs Minister, Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Tourism Minister, Lola Ade-John; Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, and Youth Development Minister, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim.
The President also formally sacked the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu.
The shake-up, announced by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga also includes the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios and the nomination of seven new ministers pending Senate confirmation.
Similarly, Tinubu has appointed a fresh set of ministers, introducing new faces into his administration’s cabinet as part of efforts to drive key government priorities.
The appointments come amidst a reshuffle aimed at strengthening his administration’s resolve to address critical issues facing the country.
The new ministers and their portfolios include Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment; Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs; Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment; Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development; Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development and Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad, Minister of State, Education.
President Tinubu thanked the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation and extended his best wishes for their future endeavors.
He emphasised that the new ministers, along with their reassigned colleagues, must view their appointments as a call to national service.
The President urged the new appointees to fully commit themselves to the administration’s vision of setting Nigeria on a path of irreversible growth, highlighting the importance of investing their best efforts to realise the government’s priorities.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Ministries of Niger Delta Affairs and Sports Development as part of a sweeping reform of Nigeria’s federal ministries.
The decisions were taken during a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.
In place of the Ministry of Niger Delta, a new Ministry of Regional Development will now oversee all regional development commissions.
This includes bodies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission, and the North East Development Commission.
The aim of the new ministry is to streamline regional development efforts across the country.
Meanwhile, the functions of the Ministry of Sports will now be taken over by the National Sports Commission, which will assume responsibility for the management and development of sports nationwide.
