President Bola Tinubu has approved the transfer of three Ministers
This information was included in a statement that his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, signed.
Engr. Abubakar Momoh has been transferred to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development from the Federal Ministry of Youth.
Soon, a Minister-designate will take over as head of the Federal Ministry of Youth.
Following a reorganization, the Ministers-designate assigned to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy are now 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 designations:
(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 also approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment.
“All aforementioned changes take immediate effect by the directives of the President,” he said in the statement obtained by Enigeria.
