President Bola Tinubu at
the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, 23rd
October, 2024 has scrapped the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of
Sports development.
The statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information
& Strategy, Bayo Onanuga said the FEC decided there would now be a ministry
of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions.
These include the Niger
Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West
Development Commission, North East Development Commission.
He also confirmed that the National Sports Commission will take
over the role of the Ministry of Sports.
Read Bayo Onanuga's statement
in full:
"President Tinubu and
Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports
development. There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee
all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development
Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development
Commission, North East Development Commission.
"The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports.
"The FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of
Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy. The decisions were
taken today at the meeting of Federal Executive Council in Abuja."
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— Bayo Onanuga (@aonanuga1956) October 23, 2024