Cabinet Shake-up: Tinubu Told to Scrap Marine Ministry, Details Emerge
- Nigerians received the scrapping of the Niger Delta Affairs and Sports ministries with mixed feelings
- Some citizens who commented on the cabinet tweak by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu requested that further restructuring be done
- According to a clearing and forwarding expert, Taiwo Fatobilola, Adegboyega Oyetola, the minister of marine and blue economy, is underperforming
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs and governance.
FCT, Abuja - Taiwo Fatobilola, the national publicity secretary of the Association of Registered Freight Forwarders of Nigeria (AREFFN), has asked President Bola Tinubu to scrap the ministry of marine and blue economy.
As reported by The Punch on Thursday, October 24, Fatobilola advised that the ministry of marine and blue economy should be merged with the ministry of transportation.
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Furthermore, the transport expert expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of a former Osun state governor and incumbent minister of marine and blue economy, Adegboyega Oyetola.
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He said:
“The ministry of marine and blue economy should be scrapped and merged with the ministry of transportation.
"Let’s be honest with ourselves, since the minister of marine and blue economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, assumed office, what has he achieved? Nothing, just jamboree, it should go back to the ministry of transportation."
Legit.ng reports that Oyetola, who served as governor of Osun from 2018 to 2022, is a key ally of President Tinubu.
The minister is reportedly a cousin of President Tinubu.
Read more on Tinubu's cabinet reshuffle:
- 'Tinubu should have fired them': Top private sector stakeholder mentions 2 'underperforming' ministers
- Date Uju Kennedy, other sacked ministers will hand over to their successors emerges
- Tinubu gives Buhari's former minister, Sunday Dare, appointment
- Edwin Clark sends key message to Tinubu as Nigerian leader scraps Niger Delta ministry
Alternatives as Tinubu scraps ministries
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu scrapped the Niger Delta ministry and the ministry of sports development.
The presidency announced that the National Sports Commission would take over the role of the ministry of sports henceforth.
In the same vein, there would be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions.
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