President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last night adjusted the portfolios of four ministers-designate.
Those affected are former Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who will be sworn in as minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
House of Representatives member Olubuni Tunji-Ojo, initially assigned to the ministry, will take charge of the Ministry of Interior.
Alhaji Saidu Alkali, formerly assigned to the Interior Ministry, will oversee the Ministry of Transportation from where Oyetola was moved.
Mr Abubakar Momoh, who was last week assigned as Minister of Youth, will take the oath of office today as Minister of Niger Delta Development.
The Niger Delta Ministry was not assigned before now. The Ministry of Youth where Momoh was posted before the reassignment is now vacant.
Two other ministers-designate, Heineken Lokpobiri and Ekperikpe Ekpo, had their portfolios adjusted. Both of them are now ministers of state in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
The remaining ministers-designate retain their portfolios as announced last Thursday.
The ministers-designate will this morning take the oath of office and oath of allegiance at the Aso Villa, Abuja before President Tinubu.
Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale announced the minor shake-up in a statement. He said: “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.
“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 and Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows: (A) Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy; (B) Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior; and (C) Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the Honourable 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: (i) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources; (ii) Ekperipe Ekpo is the Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.
“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.”
The Nation
