President Bola Tinubu has sacked six Ministers from his cabinet including the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman.
Tinubu also forwarded seven ministerial nominees to the National Assembly, including the wife of late Dim Odeimegwu Ojukwu, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu for confirmation.
These were disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, presided over by the President, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Ministers that were relieved from the cabinet were Prof. Tahir Mamman, (Education), Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Mohammed Gwarzo (State for Housing), Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development), Lola Ade-John (Tourism) and the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, who has been replaced.
SEVEN NEW MINISTERS APPOINTED BY TINUBU
- Nentawe Yilwatda: Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
- Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi: Minister of Labour & Employment
- Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu: Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
- Jumoke Oduwole: Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment)
- Idi Mukhtar Maiha: Minister of Livestock Development
- Yusuf Abdullahi Ata: Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
- Suwaiba Said Ahmad: Minister of State, Education
Onanuga also announced that ten Ministers have been assigned new portfolios.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
