President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday discharged five of his ministers from cabinet.
This was contained in a statement by the special adviser to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on Wednesday.
The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation.
The President sacked Uju-Ken Ohanenye as Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John as Minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman as Minister of Education; Abdullahi Gwarzo as Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development; and Jamila Ibrahim as Minister of Youth Development.
The Presidency in a statement said. “The appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports
Commission.
“The appointment of Sunday Akin Dare as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation working from the
Ministry of Information and National Orientation,”
“The president thanked the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their future endeavours,” the statement added.
“He then charged the newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation.
“He added that all appointees must understand the administration’s eagerness and determination to set Nigeria on the path to irreversible growth and invest the best of their abilities into the actualisation of the government’s priorities.”
