The presidency has dismissed headlines making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu has sacked five of his cabinet ministers.
According to the presidency, no minister was sacked but those asked to step aside were discharged.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged.
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Speaking with TVC, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga said the term “sacked” does not accurately describe their departure.
“Ministers were not sacked; they were discharged,” he said.
Five ministers were shown the way out while seven were appointed as Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet.
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).
However, the president at a cabinet retreat in November of 2023, said ministers who pass his periodic performance assessment have nothing to fear. However those with below average performance would be shown the way out.
