President Bola Tinubu has nominated Bianca Ojukwu as a minister of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Bianca, widow of late Biafra warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is among the new ministers nominated by the President.
The nomination was announced on Wednesday in a statement released by the Presidency after the Federal Executive Council meeting.
The long anticipated cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu began on Wednesday, with the sacking of five ministers and the nomination of seven new ones for Senate confirmation.
The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation.
The president nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, officially bringing an end to the tenure of suspended Betta Edu.
Tinubu however, 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 President appreciated the outgoing members of the Federal Executive
Council for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their future endeavours.
He then charged the newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation.
