Tinubu sacks five, nominates 7 new ministers

President Bola Tinubu has sacked five ministers from his cabinet.

The affected ministers are Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs; Lola Ade-John, the minister of tourism; and Jamila Bio Ibrahim, minister of youth development.

Tahir Mamman was also relieved of his duty as the minister of education while Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo was let go as minister of state, housing and urban

The termination of their appointment was announced at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.

“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,” the presidency said in a statement.

“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 president also announced the re-assignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios and the nomination of seven new ministers for onward transmission to the senate for confirmation.

Tinubu Appoints 7 new ministers…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed seven new ministers to his cabinet.

The new appointments were announced in a statement issued by the presidency after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.

Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu was appointed as minister of state foreign affairs while Jumoke Oduwole was assigned to the ministry of industry, trade and investment.

Nentawe Yilwatda was appointed to replace the suspended Betta Edu as the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction while Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi was named the new minister of labour & employment.

Idi Mukhtar Maiha was appointed as the minister of livestock development while Yusuf Abdullahi Ata is the minister of state, housing and urban development.

The president also approved the appointment of Suwaiba Said Ahmad as the minister of state, education.

Meanwhile, Shehu Dikko was appointed as the chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) which will now take over the duties of the now-scrapped ministry of sports development.

Sunday Dare, the minister of sports in the Muhammadu Buhari administration, was appointed as the special adviser to the president on public communication and orientation.

Dare will operate from the ministry of information and national orientation.