The redeployment of four ministers-designate, whose portfolios were
revealed last Wednesday, was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday.
Ajuri Ngelale, the president's spokesperson, made this announcement on Sunday
evening.
According to Daily Trust, the president will ordain the designated pastors
today at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.
In addition, yesterday, President Tinubu named Engr. Abubakar Momoh as the
Minister of Niger Delta Development in response to criticism from Niger Delta
stakeholders over his earlier failure to select a minister for the ministry.
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), which is chaired by South South leader
Chief Edwin Clark, asked the president to immediately fix the error on Friday.
PANDEF had warned Tinubu to exercise caution because any erroneous move at
eliminating or engulfing the ministry would foster an unfavourable environment and have unfavourable repercussions.
It would be a grave disservice to the people of the Niger Delta region not to
have a minister, according to a statement released by PANDEF National Leader
Chief Clark and National Chairman Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien following an
emergency meeting of its Board of Trustees (BoT). The ministry was established
with the specific goals of focusing on infrastructure development,
environmental protection, and youth empowerment in the oil-rich Niger Delta
region.
Momoh, who had previously been allocated to the Ministry of Youth following
the protest, was yesterday transferred to the Ministry of Niger Delta
Development.
The president stated that a new youth minister would be named soon in the
statement.
Adegboyega Oyetola, a former governor of Osun State, was recently transferred
from the Ministry of Transportation to the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
Bunmi Tunji-Ojo has been transferred to the Ministry of Interior from her
previous position as Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
Sa'idu Alkali was transferred from the Ministry of Interior, where he had
previously been appointed, to the Ministry of Transportation.
Additionally, the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources is now home to
both ministers of state for the oil and gas industry, with the following
titles: "Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil),
Petroleum Resources. The announcement identified Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo as the
Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.
The Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management's name change to
the Federal Ministry of Environment was also approved by the president.
According to the president's directions, "all aforementioned changes take
immediate effect," the statement continued.
All ministers-designate have now received their paperwork from the Office of
the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
According to OSGF Director of Information Willie Bassey, the documentation,
which started on Saturday at the OSGF's Shehu Shagari Complex in Abuja, was
finished yesterday.
The 45 ministers-designate successfully finished the documentation process as a
whole, and they also picked up three invitation cards for their visitors.
To get the ministers-designate and their three invited guests to the State
House Conference Centre, Aso Villa, Abuja, Bassey stated, "adequate
transportation arrangements have been concluded."
Additionally, he stated that it is suggested for permanent secretaries in
various MDAs to see their respective ministers for additional interaction
following the swearing-in event at the OSGF.
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