President Bola Tinubu has given his nod for the reshuffling of cabinet members, resulting in the redeployment of three Ministers.

This announcement comes through a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

Engr. Abubakar Momoh’s new posting involves a move from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. In a subsequent change, the Federal Ministry of Youth will be assigned to a Minister-designate in the near future.

Furthermore, adjustments have been made to the placement of Ministers-designate who were initially designated for the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy. The revised arrangements are as follows: 

(A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy

(B) Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior

(C) Hon. 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 Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources

(ii) Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources

The President also 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 the directives of the President,” he said in the statement obtained by Vistanaij Media.