11 Ministers may go in Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle as Fashola tipped for Gbajabiamila’s job
Eleven ministers may lose their jobs in the imminent cabinet reshuffle earlier confirmed by the Presidency.
Guardian reports have confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle is on the horizon, indicating that up to 11 ministers could soon be relieved of their positions.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had earlier confirmed that President Bola Tinubu was planning to reshuffle his cabinet during a media briefing in Abuja. He, however, said he did not know when this would happen, whether before Nigeria’s Independence celebration or after.
But Guardian on Thursday said the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, could be affected by the exercise. The newspaper stated that the former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola is a likely replacement for Gbajabiamila or the current principal secretary to the President, Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
Guardian also reports that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, is expected to get a junior minister in the person of the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele.
While decisive action is likely to be taken on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, insiders note that the ministry might be scrapped due to the level of malfeasance and corruption perpetrated under the guise of intervention programs.
Also, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salako, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite, Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and a few others may likely lose their jobs in the imminent cabinet reshuffle, the newspaper added.
