The much-awaited cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu began on Wednesday with the sacking of five ministers and the nomination of seven new ones for Senate confirmation.
The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation.
Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, officially bringing an end to the tenure of suspended Betta Edu.
The President also nominated Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole as the Minister of Industry, Idi Maiha as Minister for the newly created Livestock Development Ministry, Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, with Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State Education.
The President sacked Uju-Ken Ohanenye as Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John as Minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman as Minister of Education; Abdullahi Gwarzo as Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development; and Jamila Ibrahim as Minister of Youth Development.
The President appreciated 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.
STATEMENT ON THE RESTRUCTURING OF MINISTRIES AND MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR 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;
- The re-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;
- The appointment 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
1.
Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu
Minister of State, Education
Now Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
2.Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa
Minister State, Health
Now Minister of Education
3.Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo
Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation
Now Minister of State Works
4.Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh
Minister of Niger Delta Development
Now Minister of Regional Development
5.Uba Maigari Ahmadu
Minister of State Steel Development
Now Minister of State Regional Development
- Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
Now Minister of State Finance
7.Sen. John Owan Enoh
Minister of Sports Development
Now Minister of State Trade and Investment [Industry]
- Imaan ulaiman-Ibrahim
Minister of State, Police Affairs
Now Minister of Women Affairs
- Ayodele Olawande
Minister of State for Youth Development
Now Minister for Youth Development
- Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye
Minister of State, Environment
Now Minister of State, Health
MINISTERS TO BE DISCHARGED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- 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 - 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
1.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
3.Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu
Minister of State Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4.Dr Jumoke Oduwole
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment)
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
5.Idi Mukhtar Maiha
Ministry of Livestock Development
Federal Ministry of Livestock Development
6.Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata
Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
7.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.
The Presidency Federal Republic of Nigeria
October 2024
