Breaking News: President Tinubu redeploys Ministers 24 hrs to Inauguration

Nigeria's President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday redeployed 4 ministers to new ministries less than 24 hrs to their inaguration scheduled to take place at the Presidential Villa on Monday in Abuja. In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President Ajuri Ngelale, former Governor of Osun State and minister-designate, Adegboyega Oyetola, from the Ministry of Transportation to the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.

Another Minister Designate Abubakar Momoh was moved from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development while the Federal Ministry of Youth wooud be reassigned to another Minister-Designate.

The President also redeployed Bunmi Tuni-Ojo from the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy to the Ministry of Interior while Sa'idu Alkali is redeployed to the Ministry of Transportation.

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