Tinubu Reshuffles Cabinet, Sacks 5 Ministers, Reassigns Portfolios

Oluwasegun SanusiOctober 23, 20241 Mins read1.3k

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed five ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, while reassigning 10 ministers to new portfolios and nominating seven new ministers for Senate confirmation.

The reshuffle which was announced on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, comes after the growing public dissatisfaction with the performance of some ministers amidst Nigeria’s economic challenges and security concerns.

The ministers sacked include Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education; Abdullahi Gwarzo, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development; and Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development.

Among the new ministerial nominees are Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, nominated as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, officially ending the tenure of suspended Betta Edu.

Other nominations include Maigari Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole as Minister of Industry, Idi Maiha for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development, Yusuf Ata as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, and Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State for Education.

It will be recalled that Tinubu had announced the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development which he claimed was aimed at resolving the lingering conflict between farmers and herdsmen across the country, a development that came four months after he claimed he would implement the Stephen Oronsaye report.

The reshuffle followed calls from Nigerians for a shake-up of the cabinet, amid inflation, economic hardship, and rising insecurity.

Also announced today was the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development, followed by a merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.

The FEC approved the creation of a new Ministry of Regional Development, which will oversee all regional development commissions, including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission, and North East Development Commission. This new ministry is said to centralise efforts in promoting regional growth and addressing disparities across the country.

The Ministry of Sports Development will be replaced by the National Sports Commission, which will take over the responsibilities of managing and promoting sports activities in the country.

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