Politics
President Bola Tinubu Sacks 5 Ministers [Full List]
President Bola Tinubu has sacked 5 Ministers.
Newsone Nigeria reports that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has relieved five ministers of their appointment with immediate effect.
The 5 Ministers sacked by President Tinubu include Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism, Prof Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, and Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development.
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, confirmed the development on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Breaking News: President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports development. There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission,… pic.twitter.com/XtmtlvfsXy
— Bayo Onanuga (@aonanuga1956) October 23, 2024
The President also changed the nomenclature of the Ministry of Niger Delta, renaming it the Ministry of Regional
Development.
Newsone recalls that President Tinubu had threatened to sack some of his ministers found to have under-performed in the last year since the administration came on board.