President Bola Tinubu on Sunday appointed Engr. Abubakar Momoh as the Minister of Niger Delta Development.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the Momoh’s appointment as Minister of Niger Delta Development formed a part of a reshuffling of portfolios by the President.
The development was contained in a statement Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media, Ajuri Ngelale.
Recall that the Minister for Niger Delta was omitted at first when the President assigned portfolios, which led to insinuations that the ministry may have been scrapped off.
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The insinuations led to mixed reactions with various groups and stakeholders calling for a reconsideration of such an idea.
Aside from the inclusion of Niger Delta minister, portfolios of some ministers were changed.
Adegboyega Oyetola, who was initially announced Transportation Minister, was redeployed to the Ministry of Marine & Blue Economy, while Bunmi Tunji-Ojo was redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior.
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Hon. Sa’idu Alkali was 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:
“(i) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources
“(ii) Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.”
The President 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,” the statement read.
The ministers would be sworn in at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday.
