Ahead of Swearing-in, Tinubu Reshuffles Ministers-Designate, Splits Petroleum Ministry

The Presidency, Sunday, announced that the redeployment of the Minister-Designate for the Federal Ministry of Youth, Engr. Abubakar, to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.

Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said President Bola Tinubu, approved the redeployment, and the Federal Ministry of Youth would be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.

In the same token, Tinubu has also effected a minor reshuffle to the cabinet ahead of the swearing in of the Ministers-Designate on Monday, August 21, 2023.

Affected are Ministers-Designate previously allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy, but who have now been reshuffled 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, Ngelale added, 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, according to the Presidential spokesman.