THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has directed that all handing over and taking over processes should be completed by Wednesday, October 30, following the cabinet reshuffle and restructuring of ministries by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, October 23.
Akume said in a statement that the President has, in line with his determination to rejig the administration, approved the reassignment of 10 ministers, discharge of five and announced the nomination of seven new ministers, subject to the confirmation by the Senate, as well as approved the restructuring and winding down of some ministries, leading to scrapping of the Niger Delta Affairs and Sports ministries.
The SGF said necessary directives had been issued on the implementation of the approval of the President, accordingly, adding: “All handing over and taking over processes should be completed on/or before Wednesday 30th October, 2024.
“In the case of ministries where there are no ministers to take-over, the outgoing ministers should hand over to the permanent secretaries.
“The processes for the seamless merger of the Ministry of Tourism with Ministry of Arts Culture and Creative Economy, as well as the winding- down of the defunct Ministry of Sports Development are being coordinated jointly by the offices of the SGF and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
“Similarly, the renaming and the expansion of mandate of the defunct Ministry of Niger Delta Development is to take immediate effect.
“The releasing supervising authorities, as well as Commissions under the new ministry have been duly notified on this development.
“Respective permanent secretaries are directed to ensure seamless implementation and also forward one copy each of the handover notes to the SGF for the records.”
