President Bola Tinubu has fired a total of five ministers from his cabinet.
The sacked ministers includes Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs; Lola Ade-John, the minister of tourism; and Jamila Bio Ibrahim, minister of youth development.
The minister of education, Tahir Mamman was also discharged from his role and also Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo was let go as minister of state, housing and urban development.
The ministers dismissal was announced at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.
“The president thanked the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their future endeavours,” the presidency said in a statement.
“He then charged the newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation.
“He added that all appointees must understand the administration’s eagerness and determination to set Nigeria on the path to irreversible growth and invest the best of their abilities into the actualisation of the government’s priorities.”
President Tinubu also announced the re-assignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios. He then nominated seven new ministers for onward transmission to the senate for confirmation.