BREAKING: President Tinubu Scraps Two Ministries, Merges Another Ministry

President Bola Tinubu has scrapped two ministries including that of Niger Delta Ministry and Sports Development.

This was announced by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday.

Onanuga said the decision was taken during the FEC meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday.

He added that a new ministry will be created to be in charge of all the regions.

In a tweet Onanuga said;

“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 further 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 added.

Onanuga disclosed that the FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy, creating a single entity.

Didactic Information Hut recalls that nearly all the six geo-political regions in Nigeria now have separate regional development commissions.