President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, removing the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, from the Federal Executive Council.
The changes were announced in a memo issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, who said the President had named replacements for the affected positions.
According to the directive, Edun is to hand over to Taiwo Oyedele, who has been elevated to the position of Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Oyedele previously served as Minister of State in the ministry.
For the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Rabe Darma has been named as ministerial nominee and minister-designate, while Dangiwa has been directed to hand over to the Minister of State pending the completion of the appointment process.
The memo stated that all handover procedures must be concluded on or before April 23, 2026.
Explaining the decision, Akume said the reshuffle was aimed at strengthening cohesion and synergy within the government, as well as enhancing economic delivery under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians,” he said.
He added that the President exercised his constitutional powers under Sections 147 and 148 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) in effecting the changes.
Tinubu also thanked the outgoing ministers for their service and wished them well in their future endeavours, while assuring that efforts to reinvigorate the cabinet would be ongoing.
