President Bola Tinubu has approved the reassignment of portfolios to some of the ministers-designate.
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale confirmed the development in a Sunday statement.
According to the statement, the president approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development, while 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 were also reshuffled.
Adegboyega Oyetola, who was previously the Minister of Transportation, has been redeployed as Minister of Marine & Blue Economy.
Hon. Sa’idu Alkali has been redeployed as the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo became the new Minister of Interior.
“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 Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources; Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.
“The President approves 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 statement read in part.
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