Tinubu sacks five ministers, appoints seven new ones

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked five ministers and appointed seven new others.

The sacked ministers are:

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1. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs

2. Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism

3. Prof Tahir Mamman SAN OON, Minister of Education

4. Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development

5. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development

The new ministers are

1. Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction;

2. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour & Employment

3. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State Foreign

Affairs

4. Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

5. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Livestock Development

6. Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development

7. Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD, Minister of State Education

The two decisions were part of President Tinubu’s 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.

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