President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fired five ministers and nominated seven in the first major shakeup of his cabinet established 14 months ago.
The following ministers are out of the Federal Executive Council (FEC): Uju-Ken Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Lola Ade-John (Tourism), Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN) (Education), Abdullahi Gwarzo (State, Housing and Urban Development), and Dr. Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development).
Ohanenye attended yesterday’s FEC meeting, which turned out to be her last.
Newly nominated for ministerial positions are Dr Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction), Muhammadu Dingyadi (Labour & Employment), Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (State Foreign Affairs), and Dr Jumoke Oduwole (Industry, Trade and Investment).
Others are Idi Mukhtar Maiha (Livestock Development), Yusuf Ata (State, Housing and Urban Development), and Dr. Suwaiba Ahmad (State Education).
Odumegwu-Ojukwu, a former ambassador to Spain, is a prominent member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
If cleared and approved, the former beauty queen and wife of the late Dim Emeka Chukemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will increase the number of opposition party members in FEC to two.
The other person being the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The positions of Minister of State Youth, Minister of State Police Affairs and Minister of State Steel Development may have been scrapped.
But offices of the Minister of State (Finance) and Minister of State (Works) were created.
A minister was appointed for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development.
The appointment of a minister for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation effectively put paid to the return of Dr. Betta Edu.
