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Niger Delta Affairs Minister-Designate Missing in President Tinubu’s Cabinet
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Niger Delta Affairs Minister-Designate Missing in President Tinubu’s Cabinet

by  Esther Odili 2 min read
  • The president has assigned portfolios to the 45 ministerial nominees screened and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate
  • The president also announced the date the ministers-designate will be officially sworn into office
  • Interestingly, a minister has not been named, and a ministry is missing in President Tinubu's new portfolio released on Wednesday, August 16

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State House, Abuja - A new report has it that there is every likelihood that the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry may have been scrapped by the federal government headed by President Bola Tinubu.

This is because no minister was deployed to the ministry in the portfolios released by President Tinubu on Wednesday night, August 16.

Bola Tinubu, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs
Tinubu is yet to name a minister to head the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Meanwhile, Tinubu has not assigned any minister-designate to the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, which was created by former President Umaru Yar’Adua in September 2008, Daily Trust reported.

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Why the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is missing

Shortly after President Tinubu was sworn in, former Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, urged him to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, saying it duplicated the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

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He, however, advised that the NDDC should be repositioned to report directly to the president as stipulated by its establishment Act, Vanguard report added.

This above, however, could be why the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and a minister to head the ministry are not included in Tinubu's new cabinet.

Tinubu's cabinet: Northern Forum makes case for El-Rufai

Meanwhile, a group, Like Minds Forum of Nigeria, has criticised the controversy surrounding the ministerial appointment of the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai.

The northern group berated the Nigerian Senate for withholding the confirmation of El-Rufai, as a minister, describing it as procedurally wrong and politically defective.

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The Forum observed that the process of El-Rufai’s confirmation as minister has taken the shape of a conspiracy against the former governor.

Presidency reveals date Tinubu will swear in new ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will, on Monday, August 21, swear in the newly appointed ministers at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Villa, Abuja by 10:00 am, presidency affirmed.

The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume, made this disclosure on Wednesday night, August 16, 2023, in a statement.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.

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