President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm nomination of seven ministerial nominees for appointment as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mr Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday.
Mr Tinubu, in the letter, listed the nominees to include: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Dingyadi, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Mukhtar Maiha, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata and Dr Suwaiba Ahmad.
Mr Akpabio, thereafter, referred the request to the committee of the whole for expeditious consideration.
Recall that on Wednesday, the President restructured ministries, ministerial portfolios, appointed and sacked some ministers. A statement by his media aide, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, titled, STATEMENT ON THE RESTRUCTURING OF MINISTRIES AND MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS reads in full:
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant of his commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.
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 reassignment of ten (10) ministers to new ministerial portfolios;
5. The discharge of five (5) Ministers.
6. The nomination of seven (7) 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
LIST OF MINISTERS REASSIGNED TO NEW PORTFOLIOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
| S/N | Name of Minister | Current Designation of Minister | New Designation of Minister |
| 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 |
| S/N | Name of Minister | Current Designation of Minister | New Designation of Minister |
| 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-Ibrahim | 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 |
MINISTERS TO BE DISCHARGED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
|
S/N |
Name of Minister | Designation of Minister |
|
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 Ibrahim | Minister of Youth Development |
LIST OF NEW MINISTERS APPOINTED AND PORTFOLIOS ARE AS FOLLFOLLOW
|
S/N |
Name of Minister | Designation of Minister | Ministry |
|
1. |
Dr Nentawe Yilwatda | Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction | Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction |
|
S/N |
Name of Minister | Designation of Minister | Ministry |
|
2. |
Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi | Minister of Labour & Employment | Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment |
|
3. |
Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu | Minister of State Foreign Affairs | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
|
4. |
Dr Jumoke Oduwole | Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (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 Housing and Urban Development |
|
7. |
Suwaiba Said Ahmad PhD | Minister of State Education | Federal Ministry of Education |
The President thanked 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. 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.
● Additional report by NAN
