News Investigators/ The Presidency has announced the sacking of five cabinet ministers just as it appointed 10 new ministers in its first major cabinet reshuffle.
The government also announced mergers of some ministries and redesignation of some ministers to new portfolios.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga made this known Wednesday while briefing the State House Correspondents in Abuja.
Mr. Onanuga described the President’s decision “as far-reaching intended to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant of his commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.
Full text of the briefing:
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 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:
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.
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;
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;
There-assignment of ten (10) ministers to new ministerial portfolios;
The discharge of five (5) Ministers.
The nomination of seven (7) new ministers for onward transmission to Senate for confirmation;
Theappointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission;
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.
LIST OF MINISTERS REASSIGNED TO NEW PORTFOLIOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
S/N Name of Minister Current Designation of Minister New Designation of Minister
- Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu Minister of State, Education Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
- Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa Minister State, Health Minister of Education
- Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation as Minister of State Works
- Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh Minister of Niger Delta Development as Minister of Regional Development
S/N Name of Minister Current Designation of Minister New Designation of Minister - Uba Maigari Ahmadu Minister of State Steel Development Minister of State Regional Development
- Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Minister of State Finance
- Sen. John Owan Enoh Minister of Sports Development Minister of State Trade and Investment [Industry]
- Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim Minister of State, Police Affairs Minister of Women Affairs
- Ayodele Olawande Minister of State for Youth Development Minister for Youth Development
- Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye Minister of State, Environment Minister of State, Health
MINISTERS TO BE DISCHARGED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
S/N Name of Minister Designation of Minister
- Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye Minister of Women Affairs
- Lola Ade-John Minister of Tourism
- Prof Tahir Mamman SAN OON Minister of Education
- Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
- Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim Minister of Youth Development
LIST OF NEW MINISTERS APPOINTED AND PORTFOLIOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
S/N Name of Minister Designation of Minister Ministry
- Dr Nentawe Yilwatda Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
S/N Name of Minister Designation of Minister Ministry
- Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi Minister of Labour & Employment Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment
- Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu Minister of State Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dr Jumoke Oduwole Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment) Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
- Idi Mukhtar Maiha Ministry 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 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.