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Cabinet Reshuffle: Tinubu Fires Five Ministers, Reassigns Ten, Appoints Seven Others

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
         President Bola Tinubu 

In an apparent move to reshuffle his cabinet members, President Bola Tinubu has fired five Ministers, reassigned ten and appointed seven additional ones. . 

This was part of the eight far-reaching actions endorsed by the President, meant to reinvigorate his administration's capacity for optimal efficiency, in fulfillment of his promises to provide better life to Nigerians.

The agenda was presented during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, which was presided over by the President in Abuja. 

The eight actions approved by Mr. President include:
1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. The re-assignment of 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios.

5. The discharge of five Ministers.

6. The nomination of seven new ministers for onward transmission to Senate for confirmation.

7. The appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission.

8. 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. 

The five Ministers that were fired are:
1. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs.
2. Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism.
3. Prof Tahir Mamman SAN, Minister of Education.
4. Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development.
5. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development.

President Tinubu also reassigned ten ministers to new portfolios. They are:
1. Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, formerly Minister of State, Education, now Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. 

2. Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa formerly Minister of State, Health, now Minister of Education.  

3. Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, formerly Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, now Minister of State Works. 

4. Hon. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh, formerly Minister of Niger Delta Development, now Minister of Regional Development. 

5. Mr Uba Maigari Ahmadu, formerly Minister of State Steel Development, now Minister of State Regional Development.

6. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, formerly Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, now Minister of State Finance.

7. Sen. John Owan Enoh, formerly Minister of Sports Development, now Minister of State Trade and Investment. 

8. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, formerly Minister of State, Police Affairs, now Minister of Women Affairs. 

9. Mr Ayodele Olawande, formerly Minister of State for Youth Development now Minister for Youth Development.

10. Dr. Salako Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye, formerly Minister of State, Environment, now Minister of State, Health. 

Additional seven ministers were also appointed by the President alongside their portfolios. 
1. Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
2. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour & Employment.
3. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State Foreign Affairs. 
4. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. 
5. Mr Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development
6. Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
7. Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD, Minister of State Education. 

The President thanked the outgoing members of the FEC  for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their future endeavours. 

Tinubu 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 cabinet reshuffle is happening barely 17 months after the inauguration of Tinubu in May 29, 2023, as the 16th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in a colorful ceremony laced with tight security. 

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