Tinubu Makes Major Changes In Ministerial Assignments, Activates Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs   

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.

A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, on Sunday, said 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: H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is re­deployed as the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy.

Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Minister of Interior.

While Hon. Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the 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: Sen. Heineken Lokpo­biri is the Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources while Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.

The statement noted that the president 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 these directives of the president.

Earlier, ministers ap­pointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are set to hit the ground running fol­lowing their inauguration today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Daily Indepen­dent can confirm.

The confirmation fol­lowed the successful docu­mentation of over 40 of the ministerial nominees at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Sunday.

Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of the SGF, said in a statement, “We can authoritatively in­form our colleagues that as the documentation winds down today, so far we have successfully documented over forty ministers-desig­nate.

“The process was seam­less as there were four reg­istration points and it took the ministers less than ten minutes to complete the process.

“Also, invitation cards for the three guests of the ministers-designate were successfully given to each minister for onward deliv­ery to their invited guests.

“Meanwhile, arrange­ments have been concluded to convey them from the Of­fice of the Secretary to the Government of the Feder­ation tomorrow morning at 8:00a.m to the venue of swearing in ceremony,” the statement added.

Recall that President Tinubu had last week re­leased the list of portfolios for his ministerial appoin­tees, assigning his ally former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as FCT Minister, ex-Plateau governor Simon Lalong as Minister of Labour and Em­ployment.

The comprehensive port­folios as released by the presidency on Wednesday had as follows: Minister of Communications, Innova­tion and Digital Economy, Bosun Tuani; Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salaco; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji, and Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu.

Other portfolios include Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Transportation, Adegboye­ga Oyetola; Minister of Industry, Trade and Invest­ment, Doris Anite; Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji; Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiru­ka Onyejeocha, and Minis­ter of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy.

Others are Minister of Works, David Umahi; Min­ister of Aviation and Aero­space Development, Festus Keyamo; Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu; Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo; Minister of State, Pe­troleum Resources, Heinek­en Lokpobiri, and Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh.

It also includes Minis­ter of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Han­natu Musawa; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Bada­ru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Minister of State for Edu­cation, Yusuf T. Sunumu, and Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa.

Others are Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullah T. Gwarzo; Minister of Bud­get and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Minister of Environment and Ecologi­cal Management, (Kaduna); Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo; Minister of Agri­culture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyar.

Others are Minister of Education, Tahir Maman; Minister of Interior, Sa’Idu A. Alkali; Minister of For­eign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar; Coordinating Min­ister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate; Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam; Minister of State, Steel Development, U. Maig­ari Ahmadu; Minister of Steel Development, Shuai­bu A. Audu; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, and Attorney Gen­eral of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.

The portfolios also in­clude Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Su­laiman-Ibrahim; Minister of Special Duties and In­ter-Governmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo; Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, and Minister of State, Agri­culture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.