Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has made minor changes in his cabinet and has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, August 20,2023, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity)Ajuri Ngelale said the Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine and Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows:
(A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy
(B) Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior(C) Hon. Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Transportation
According to him, both Ministers of State in the Oil and Gas sector are now domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources with the following designations:
(i) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources
(ii) Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources
Ngelale added that approval was given for the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment.
“All aforementioned changes take immediate effect by these directives of the President”, he said.
Author: Maureen Ikpeama
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