In a bid to reduce the cost of governance in the face of growing economic hardship in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has officially scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.
The decision to scrap the two ministries according to a statement by the spokesman of the president, Mr Bayo Onanuga, was reached during the Federal Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday.
Onanuga said, “President Tinubu and the 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.”
Bayo Onanuga further revealed in the statement that the Ministry of Sports Development will now be transferred to the National Sports Commission, which will now take charge of sports-related activities in Nigeria.
“The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports,” he added.
Also, FEC approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy, creating a single entity.
Meanwhile, this appears to be part of Mr Tinubu administration’s effort to cut down the cost of governance amidst scorching economic hardship in the country.
