Tinubu Announces New Minister Designate For Niger Delta,Minor Amendments To Ministries

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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.

A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, on Sunday, said the Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.

The Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine and Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows: H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy

Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior,while Hon. Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Transportation

Besides, 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 is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources

Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources

The statement noted that the President approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment.

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