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By Abiola Olawale

It appears President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has begun a massive overhaul of his cabinet as he announced the sacking of about six ministers on Wednesday.

The New Diplomat reports that the President has sacked the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye; Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Bio Ibrahim.

Tinubu also sacked the minister of state, housing and urban development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo.

This comes after the Presidency had revealed that Tinubu would make significant changes to his cabinet shortly.

According to the Presidency, Tinubu had obtained factual data on the performances of his ministers and has been assessing them over the past several months.

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