President Bola Tinubu has dismissed six ministers in a major cabinet shake-up aimed at enhancing the efficiency of his administration.
By Teekay Adams
Adeleke reporters.
The ministers relieved of their duties include
1. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye (Women Affairs),
2. Lola Ade-John (Tourism),
3. Prof. Tahir Mamman (Education),
4.. Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo (Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development), and
5. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Youth Development).
The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Betta Edu, was also officially dismissed.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga announced the changes, which also involve the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios and the nomination of seven new ministers, pending Senate approval.
As part of the reshuffle, Tinubu introduced new faces to the cabinet to help drive key government priorities. The new ministers and their portfolios are
1. Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
2. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment
3. Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
4. Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investmen
5.-Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development
6. Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
7. Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, Minister of State, Education
President Tinubu thanked the outgoing ministers for their service and wished them well in their future endeavors. He emphasized that the new appointees, along with those reassigned, must see their roles as a call to national service and fully commit to advancing the administration’s vision of setting Nigeria on an irreversible path of growth.
