President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said Tinubu will announce a Minister-Designate assigned to the Federal Ministry of Youth soon.
He said the Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled.
Former Osun State governor Adegboyega Oyetola has been redeployed as the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy.
Tinubu also redeployed Bunmi Tunji-Ojo as the Minister of Interior.
Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the 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;
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri was named the Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources.
Ekperipe Ekpo is the Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources
He 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 these directives of the President,” Ngelale said.
The Guardian
