Abuja, Oct. 23, 2024 – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sacked five ministers from his cabinet and appointed seven new ones in ongoing cabinet reshuffle.
Those sacked are Uju-Ken Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, Lola Ade-John, the Minister of Tourism, and Tahir Mamman and the Minister of Education.
The others are Abdullahi Gwarzo, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development and Jamila Ibrahim, the Minister of Youth Development.
The new appointees are Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who was nominated as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Nentawe Yilwatda, nominated as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
Other appointees are Maigari Dingyad, nominated as Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole, nominated for Minister of Industry, and Idi Maiha, nominated as for the newly established Ministry of Livestock Development.
Others are Yusuf Ata, nominated as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, and Suwaiba Ahmad, nominated as Minister of State for Education.
The President also appointed Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission and Sunday Akin Dare as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation working from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
The new appointees are to face the Senate for confirmation. (GBN)
