Emerging Leaders salute Tinubu as he bows to pressure, removes 63yrs old Abubakar as Youth Minister.

…Youths suggest alternative

The President of Nigeria; Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again proven to be a listening father by hardening to the out cry of the leadership of Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria, ELFON led by Godstime Chukwubuikem Samuel on the planned protest in Abuja over the earlier appointment of a 63years old Abubakar Momoh as Minister of Youth Development.

President Tinubu has made quick changes in his appointment, Abubakar Momoh has been redeployed as Designate Minister of Niger Delta affairs.

Our correspondent gathered that senior Nigerian Youth leaders gathered in Abuja this morning on the instance of the Emerging Leaders Forum to thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for acting swiftly to the yearnings of young Nigerians as regards the appointment of a youth Minister.

The Eminent Youth Heads and Emerging Leaders affirmed their commitment in supporting President Tinubu’s administration.

“We will be so glad to have President Tinubu appoint a Youth Minister that will be of the Youths, by the youths and for the youths. In the spirit of Nation building in support of President Tinubu by a way of suggestion, we have a 40years old sound, upwardly mobile Nigerian Youth and builder from Kaduna state who can well serve as Youth Minister in place of any of those ministerial nominees that weren’t cleared”, Godstime opined.

Below is the press release from the presidency:

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT TINUBU ANNOUNCES NEW MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT; DIRECTS MINOR AMENDMENTS TO MINISTRY NOMENCLATURE AND PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.

The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.

The Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled 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 approves 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.

Ajuri Ngelale

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

August 20, 2023