Restructuring of Ministries and Ministerial Portfolios: Read Full Details
By Shalom Oludele
Following a Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, approved the immediate implementation of the following:
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
He also approved reassignment of some ministers to new portfolio as follows:
1. Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, formerly minister of state, Education, now minister of state Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
2. Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, formerly minister state, Health, now minister of Education
3. Bar. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, formerly minister of state, Water Resources and Sanitation, now minister of state for Works
4. Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh, formerly minister of Niger Delta Development, now minister of Regional Development.
5. Uba Maigari Ahmadu formerly minister of state for Steel Development, now minister of state for Regional Development.
6. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, formerly minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, now minister of state for Finance
7. Sen. John Owan Enoh, formerly minister of Sports Development, now minister of state for Trade and Investment [Industry]
8. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, formerly minister of state for Police Affairs, now minister of Women Affairs
9. Ayodele Olawande, formerly minister of state for Youth Development, now minister for Youth Development
10. Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye, changed from minister of state for Environment to minister of state for Health
Furthermore, the following ministers are to be discharged :
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 for Housing and Urban Development
5. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, minister of Youth Development
President Tinubu also approved the appointment of new ministers and portfolios as follows:
1. Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, as minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
2. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, as minister of Labour & Employment, Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment
3. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu as minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Dr Jumoke Oduwole as minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment),
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
5.Idi Mukhtar Maiha as minister of Livestock Development, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development
6. Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata as minister of state for Housing and Urban Development, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
7. Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD, minister of state for Education, Federal Ministry of Education
President Tinubu appreciated the discharged members of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for their service to the nation, and wished them the best in their future endeavours.
He charged the newly appointed ministers, as well as their reassigned colleagues, to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation, adding 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.
The cabinet reshuffling is in pursuit of President Tinubu’s commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.