Today, I approved eight key actions aimed at boosting efficiency within our administration to fulfill promises we made to Nigerians. The approved actions are: 1.The Ministry of Niger Delta Development has been renamed the Ministry of Regional Development, overseeing all Regional Development Commissions. 2.The Ministry of Sports Development has been wound up and its responsibilities transferred to the National Sports Commission to promote a vibrant sports economy. 3.The Federal Ministry of Tourism and the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy has been merged into the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy. 4.Ten (10) ministers reassigned to new portfolios. 5.Five (5) ministers have been discharged from their positions. http://6.Seven (7) new ministers have been nominated for Senate confirmation. 7.Shehu Dikko appointed as Chairman of the National Sports Commission. 8.Sunday Dare appointed as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. I thank the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation, and wish them the best in their future endeavours. The newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues should see their appointment as a call to serve the nation. All appointees must understand this 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 while working diligently to ensure Nigeria’s path to irreversible growth.
