Sept. 1, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the redeployment of the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar and the Minister of State for Works & Housing, Abubakar Aliyu.
The ministers are to take over from Mohammed Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of Power who were earlier relieved of their positions.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Adesina who read the President’s speech said because change was constant, the review has become critical in order to reinvigorate the cabinet to deepen capacity and crystallise legacy achievements.
The administration, according to President Buhari, approaches a critical phase in its second term, hence the need to rejig the cabinet to strengthen “weak areas, close gaps, manage the economy and improve the delivery of public good in the country.”
The latest reshuffling comes about a year after the President, in a similar fashion, approved the immediate redeployment of two ministers who swapped their positions.
Those affected are the present Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, and the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura.
