Mr Taiwo Oyedele has become the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy after the exit of Mr Wale Edun.
This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation via a statement signed by Mr Yomi Odunuga, the Special Adviser of Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr George Akume.
It was disclosed that President Bola Tinubu approved the removal of Mr Edun as Finance Minister as well his counterpart in the Housing and Urban Development Ministry, Mr Ahmed Musa Dangiwa.
According to Mr Akume, “These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
In approving the cabinet reshuffle, the President has fully exercised his powers as conferred on him by Sections 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended), he added.
Before this minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), Mr Oyedele the Minister of State for Finance.
Mr Muttaqha Rabe Darma has now been named as the ministerial nominee and minister designate for the Housing and Urban Development Ministry.
Mr Tinubu thanked the outgoing ministers for their services to the nation while wishing them the best in all their future endeavours, reminding others that “the process of reinvigoration shall be continuous.”
