Cabinet Shake-Up: Wike, Matawalle, Oyetola, and Others Retain Positions

Following the recent cabinet reshuffle, a full list of ministers who retained their positions, including Wike, Matawalle, and Oyetola, has been released. Discover who survived the shake-up and what it means for Nigeria’s political landscape.

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu took decisive action by removing five ministers from their positions. In a move likened to a surgeon expertly using his tools, he also reassigned 10 ministers and nominated seven new candidates to fill the vacant posts left by those dismissed, as well as replacing Betta Edu, who had initially been suspended, and Simon Lalong, who departed from his cabinet role to join the Senate.

In August 2023, three months following his inauguration, former Lagos governor Tinubu appointed a total of 48 ministers. The Senate promptly screened and confirmed these appointments. Among the ministers was Betta Edu, who faced suspension in January. Additionally, Simon Lalong, the ex-governor of Plateau State, resigned from his ministerial position to join the upper legislative chamber.

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Increasingly, there are demands for the President to reorganize his cabinet due to widespread dissatisfaction among Nigerians regarding the performance of certain ministers, particularly amidst unprecedented inflation, a severe economic situation, and escalating insecurity.

Despite Wednesday’s shake-up, approximately 30 ministers remained unaffected; they retained their positions without being dismissed or reassigned.

Here is a list of them:

Minister of Power – Adebayo Adelabu

Minister of Defence – Mohammed Badaru

Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence

Minister of Housing and Urban Development – Ahmed M. Dangiwa

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning – Atiku Bagudu

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation – Joseph Utsev

Minister of Police Affairs – Ibrahim Geidam

Minister of Steel Development – Shuaibu A. Audu

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy – Wale Edun

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – Nyesom Wike

Minister of Transportation – Sa’idu Alkali

Minister of State for Gas, Petroleum Resources – Ekperipe Ekpo

Minister of Environment – Balarabe Abbas Lawal

Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security

Minister of Interior – Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo

Minister of Foreign Affairs – Yusuf M. Tuggar

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Ali Pate

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development – Festus Keyamo

Minister of Works – David Umahi

Minister of State for Oil, Petroleum Resources – Heineken Lokpobiri

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology – Uche Nnaji

Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development

Muhammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation

Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy – Adegboyega Oyetola

Minister of State for Labour and Employment – Nkiruka Onyejeocha

Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs – Zephaniah Jisalo

Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy