Cabinet Reshuffle: Meet New Minister Nominees, Other Ministers With New Designations (FULL LIST)
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.
The sack and nomination were disclosed in a statement shared via the X handle of the presidency after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, October 23.
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.
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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.
Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, three months after his inauguration. The Senate immediately screened and confirmed the ministers. One of the ministers, Betta Edu, was suspended in January while another, Simon Lalong, moved to the Senate.
There have been calls for the President to reshuffle his cabinet as many Nigerians have not been impressed by the performance of some of the ministers, especially in the face of unprecedented inflation, excruciating economic situation and rising insecurity.
In September, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said the President would reshuffle his cabinet but didn’t give a time to the reorganisation.
Below is the full list :
Newly Appointed Ones:
1. Dr Nentawe Yilwatda (Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction)
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
2. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister of Labour & Employment)
Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment
3. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu (Minister of State Foreign)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Dr Jumoke Oduwole (Ministy of Industry, 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 State Housing and Urban Development
7. Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD (Minister of State Education)
Federal ministery of Education
Ministers With New Designations
1. Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu (Minister of State, Education)
Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
2. Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa (Minister State, Health)
Minister of Education
3. Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo (Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation)
Minister of State Works
4. Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh (Minister of Niger Delta Development)
Minister of Regional Development
5. Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Minister of State Steel Development)
Minister of State Regional Development
6. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite (Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment)
Minister of State Finance
7. Sen. John Owan Enoh (Minister of Sports Development)
Minister of State Trade and Investment [industry]
8. Imaan Sulaiman-lbrahim (Minister of State, Police Affairs)
Minister of Women Affairs
9. Ayodele Olawande (Minister of State for Youth Development)
Minister for Youth Development
10. Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye (Minister of State, Environment)
Minister of State, Health
Sacked Ministers
1. 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
5. Dr. Jamila Bio lbrahim
Minister of Youth Development
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