President Tinubu to Reportedly Dissolve His Cabinet This Week, Details Emerge

 

President Bola Tinubu seems to have heeded the clamour of some Nigerians for a cabinet reshuffle with his administration buffeted on all sides by a barely responsive but still distressed economy, President Tinubu would most likely now rejig his cabinet Tinubu is working towards a 'renewed hope agenda', a mission his administration says is aimed at transforming Nigeria.

Barring a last-minute change of mind, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will dissolve his cabinet this week. As reported by The Nigerian Tribune on Sunday, September 8, a top source disclosed that the decision will "pave the way for the injection of fresh minds that can bring the needed vitality to the cabinet.”

2 mistakes that led Tinubu’s spokesman to quit his job President Tinubu had, on August 21, 2023, sworn in and inaugurated 45 ministers; one (Betta Edu) was later relieved of her duty. Explaining further, the source hinted that President Tinubu might execute the cabinet dissolution before travelling to the United States for the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79).

Tinubu's cabinet reshuffle reportedly imminent The report said President Tinubu was aware of the criticisms against some cabinet members over their performances and was ready to effect a tweak to achieve his 'Renewed Hope' agenda. The source said: “President Tinubu is not satisfied with the performances of a number of his ministers and he is determined to show them the exit door." The source added that the list of those who will replace the ministers to be axed is ready.

“On returning from UNGA, the president will reconstitute the cabinet." Furthermore, the newspaper stated that a former minister in the Muhammadu Buhari administration is likely to be one of the new ministerial-designates. The report by The Nigerian Tribune comes a week after The Punch reported that there were strong indications that President Tinubu was planning to rejig his cabinet to ease out underperforming ministers. The Punch quoted sources within the presidency who divulged that a cabinet reshuffle would happen. It was reported that some ministers would be dismissed, while others would be reassigned to other ministries for improved effectiveness.

Ibrahim Modibbo, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), challenged President Tinubu to match words with actions by sacking a significant number of the ministers in his cabinet.