President Bola Tinubu appointed Engr. Abubakar Momoh as the Minister of Niger Delta Development.
The president announced this in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman, on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
Momoh was formerly deployed to the Ministry of Youth.
In the statement, the president also announced that a new Youth Minister would be appointed soon
The president also changed some portfolios as listed as follows
“(A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy
(B) Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Interior
(C) Hon. Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Transportation
Furthermore, both Ministers of State in the Oil & Gas sector are now domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources with the following designations:
(i) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources
(ii) Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources”
The President also approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment.
All aforementioned changes take immediate effect by these directives of the President,” the statement reads in part.
