President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a reshuffle of the cabinet, which was formed on August 21, 2019.
Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, September 1.
He said the president made this known in a statement to cabinet members during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Developmwnt, Mohammed Sabo Nanono, and the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, are leaving the cabinet.
Buhari appointed the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, to take over as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; and the Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, to take over as Minister of Power.
According to the president, the changes followed the “tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review” through sector reporting during Cabinet meetings and at retreats.
Read full statement below;
PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES CABINET RESHUFFLE
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a reshuffle in the cabinet formed on August 21, 2019.
In a statement to cabinet members during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday 1st September, President Buhari announced that Mohammed Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of Power were leaving the cabinet.
In the same vein, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, was redeployed to assume office as the Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development, while Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, Minister of State, Works & Housing will now be the Minister of Power.
The President said the changes were sequel to the “tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review” through sector reporting during Cabinet meetings and at retreats.
He added that “these significant review steps have helped to identify and strengthen weak areas, close gaps, build cohesion and synergy in governance, manage the economy and improve the delivery of public good to Nigerians.”
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 01, 2021
