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President Tinubu Scraps Niger Delta, Sports Development Ministries, Merges Two Others
Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi
President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.
The decision was reached during the FEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, as seen on the X handle of the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, the Punch reported.
The statement read, “President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports development.
“There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission, North East Development Commission.”
He also said the responsibilities previously held by the Ministry of Sports Development will now be transferred to the National Sports Commission, which will take charge of sports-related activities in Nigeria.
“The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports,” he stated.
Additionally, the FEC approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy, creating a single entity.
Despite the announcement, Onanuga did not state what would happen to the ministers in charge of the scrapped ministries, or how they would function.
The Niger Delta Ministry is being headed by Abubakar Momoh, with John Enoh being in charge of the Ministry of Sports Development.
This development comes following a recent clamor for a reduction in the number of ministries and political officers in the country to reduce governance costs.
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