By Abiola Olawale
The shake-up of the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has kickstarted as the number one citizen of the country has announced the nomination of seven individuals into his administration as Ministers.
This is coming as Tinubu sacks five ministers. The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios.
The New Diplomat reports that Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu was nominated as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda was named the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, officially bringing an end to the tenure of suspended Betta Edu.
The President also nominated Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole as the Minister of Industry, Idi Maiha as the Minister of Livestock Development, Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, with Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State Education.
Their appointments are subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
It would be recalled that Tinubu had sacked Uju-Ken Ohanenye as Minister of Women’s Affairs, Lola Ade-John as Minister of Tourism, Tahir Mamman as Minister of Education, Abdullahi Gwarzo as Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, and Jamila Ibrahim as Minister of Youth Development.
The New Diplomat reports that Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder.
She is a widow of former Biafra president Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. She is a multiple international pageant titleholder, having won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Miss Africa, and Miss Intercontinental.
Formerly a presidential advisor, she was Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain in 2012.
