President Tinubu Changes Portfolios Of Some Ministers-Designate
Ahead of the scheduled Monday, August 21, 2023 swearing-in of Ministers, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday approved minor swappings and changes of portfolios earlier assigned to Ministers-Designate.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale says Abubakar Momoh moves from the Ministry of Youth to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
According to the statement, the Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.
Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, while Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is now to head the Ministry of Interior, with Sa'idu Alkali moving to the Ministry of Transportation.
Ministers of State in the Oil & Gas sector are now domiciled in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources with Heineken Lokpobiri serving as Minister of State, Oil, while Ekperipe Ekpo serves as Minister of State, Gas.
The President has also approved the renaming of the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as Ministry of Environment.
The statement notes that the affected changes take immediate effect.
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