{"id":135316,"date":"2024-10-23T23:05:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T22:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/cabinet-reshuffle-ministers-discharged-not-sacked-presidency"},"modified":"2024-10-24T00:12:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T23:12:06","slug":"cabinet-reshuffle-ministers-discharged-not-sacked-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/cabinet-reshuffle-ministers-discharged-not-sacked-presidency","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers discharged, not sacked \u2014 Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu\u2019s reshuffling of his cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with TVC, Onanuga said the term \u201csacked\u201d does not accurately describe their departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinisters were not sacked; they were discharged,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Five ministers were shown the way out while seven were appointed as Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>The cabinet reshuffle, announced on Wednesday, affected Uju-Ken Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Lola Ade-John (Tourism), Tahir Mamman (Education), Abdullahi Gwarzo (Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development), and Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu\u2019s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged. 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