President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet even before the Ministers-Designate are sworn in.
A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Tinubu has announced a new Minister-Designate for Niger Delta Development and directed minor amendments to ministry nomenclature and portfolio allocation.
The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
“The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.
“The Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows:
“(A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy.
“(B) Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior.
“(C) Hon. Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Transportation.
“Furthermore, both Ministers of State in the Oil & Gas sector are now domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources with the following designate
“(i) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources.
“(ii) Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.
“The President approves the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment.
“All aforementioned changes take immediate effect by these directives of the President.”
The Ministers-Designate are expected to be sworn in on Monday, August 21 at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Villa, Abuja by 10:00am.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Dr. George Akume, said this Wednesday night in a statement.
“Honourable Ministers to be sworn-in are expected to come with two guests each. All Honourable Ministers and invited guests are to be seated by 9:00am,” Akume said in the statement signed by Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF