The inauguration of 45 ministers-designate is currently underway at Aso Villa this Monday morning following the Senate’s confirmation of 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees presented by President Bola Tinubu.
Just over a week ago, President Tinubu also revealed the portfolios assigned to each minister-designate, setting the stage for this inauguration.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that three out of the 48 candidates initially put forward by the President failed to get security clearance and consequently were not approved by the Senate.
At the inauguration ceremony, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity Aguri Ngelale, read out the citations of the ministers in batches of five, which was followed by the administration of oaths and taking of photographs with President Tinubu.
Inauguration of 45 Ministers-designate underway at Aso Villa
Earlier on Sunday, the President approved the redeployment of some Ministers-designate, such as Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to now head the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development, which was not among portfolios previously listed, leading to speculations that the Ministry had been scrapped.
Additionally, there were reshuffles in the ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy. while Adegboyega Oyetola was redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo was reassigned as the Honourable Minister of Interior, and Sa’idu Alkali as the Honourable Minister of Transportation.
President Tinubu also approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management to the Federal Ministry of Environment.