Buhari slashes federal ministries to 25
Ahead of Wednesday’s (today) inauguration of 36 ministers-designate, there were indications on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari, had reduced the number of federal ministries to 25 from about 29,Punch reports.
Under the new dispensation, the
ministries of police affairs, aviation and special duties appear to have
been scrapped while ministries of Lands, Housing, Urban Development and
Works have been merged to become Ministry of Works and Housing. Also,
the information, culture, national orientation and tourism ministries
have been collapsed into one Ministry of Information and Culture.
Also, the Ministries of Sports as well
as Youth Development have also been merged to form Ministry of Sports
and Youth Development.
The Ministry of Aviation is now under the Ministry of Transportation, among other mergers.
The development came even as the
President on Tuesday retired 17 permanent secretaries and announced the
appointment of 18 new ones.
Indication that the President
had settled for just 25 ministries was contained in the announcement of
the appointment and deployment of permanent secretaries by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.
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