Tinubu writes Senate to confirm Bianca-Ojukwu, Dingyadi, five others as ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday wrote to the Senate to consider and confirm seven nominees for appointment as ministers in his cabinet.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read Tinubu’s letter of request during plenary.

The ministerial nominees for Senate’s consideration and approval are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction); Muhammadu Dingyadi (Labour & Employment); Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (State Foreign Affairs) and Dr Jumoke Oduwole (Industry, Trade and Investment).

Others are Idi Mukhtar Maiha (Livestock Development); Yusuf Ata (State, Housing and Urban Development) and Dr. Suwaiba Ahmad (State Education).

Odumegwu-Ojukwu, a former ambassador to Spain, who is a prominent member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), if cleared, will increase the number of opposition party members in FEC to two.

Akpabio referred the nominees to the Committee of Whole for further legislative work as soon as possible.

The nominees, however, may be screened during plenary on Wednesday next week.

Recall that Tinubu yesterday sacked five ministers, nominated seven, scrapped two ministries and merged others.

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The President announced eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency.

The Ministry of Niger Delta Development was renamed the Ministry of Regional Development to oversee the activities of all the regional development commissions.

These are Niger Delta Development Commission, the South East Development Commission, the North East Development Commission, the South West Development Commission and the North West Development Commission.

Ministry of Sports Development was wound up, with its functions transferred to the National Sports Commission.

The Federal Ministry of Tourism was merged with the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture to become the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy.

President Tinubu re-assigned the portfolios of 10 ministers.

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