UPDATED: TINUBU REJIGS CABINET, SACKS 5 MINISTERS, APPOINTS 7 NEW MINISTERS
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By: Ajape Sefiu A
President Bola Tinubu has sacked five of his ministers on Wednesday, while also appointing seven new ministers for senate confirmation.
Tinubu also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios.
This comes following mounting calls for him to reshuffle his cabinet.
A statement on Wednesday by the presidency reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant of his commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.
“The eight actions approved by Mr. President include:
“1. The renaming of the Ministry of Nigeria Delta Development to Ministry of Regional Development to oversee the activities of all the Regional Development Commissions. The Regional Development Commissions to be under the supervision of the new Ministry are; the Niger Delta Development Commission, the South East Development Commission, the North East Development and the North West Development Commission.
“2. The immediate winding up of the Ministry of Sports Development and the transfer of its functions to the National Sports Commission in order to develop a vibrant sports economy;
“3. The merger of the Federal Ministry of Tourism and the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture to become Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy;
“4. The re-assignment of ten (10) ministers to new ministerial portfolios;
“5. The discharge of five (5) Ministers.
“6. The nomination of seven (7) new ministers for onward transmission to Senate for confirmation;
“7. The appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission;
“8. The appointment of Sunday Akin Dare as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation working from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
The 10 re-assigned ministers are Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, Minister of State, Education, re-assigned as Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, Minister State, Health, re-assigned as Minister of Education; Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, re-assigned as Minister of State Works; Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh, Minister of Niger Delta Development, re-assigned as Minister of Regional Development; Uba Maigari Ahmadu, Minister of State Steel Development, re-assigned as Minister of State Regional Development.
Other re-assigned ministers are: Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, re-assigned as Minister of State Finance; Sen. John Owan Enoh, Minister of Sports Development, re-assigned as Minister of State Trade and Investment (Industry); Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of State, Police Affairs, re-assigned as Minister of Women Affairs; Ayodele Olawande, Minister of State for Youth Development, re-assigned as Minister for Youth Development; Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye, Minister of State, Environment, re-assigned as Minister of State, Health.
The President sacked Uju-Ken Ohanenye as Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John as Minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman as Minister of Education; Abdullahi Gwarzo as Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development; and Jamila Ibrahim as Minister of Youth Development.
The seven newly appointed ministers are: Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction (Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction); Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour & Employment (Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment); Dr. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment); Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development (Federal Ministry of Livestock Development); Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development (Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development); Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD, Minister of State Education (Federal Ministry of Education)
The statement read further “The President thanked the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their future endeavours.
“He then charged the newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation.
“He added that all appointees must understand the administration’s eagerness and determination to set Nigeria on the path to irreversible growth and invest the best of their abilities into the actualisation of the government’s priorities.”
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