Akume Gives Update On Key Decisions Announced By President Tinubu, Says Outgoing Ministers ‘ll Hand Over Before Oct 30

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr  George Akume, has given an update on the key decisions announced by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday while disclosing that the five ministers who have been fired, will hand over to the new ministers on or before October 30, 2024.

The outgoing ministers, he noted, are to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries in ministries where there are no ministers for now.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that George Akume, who disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja, noted that the merging of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Arts Culture and Creative Economy, as well as the Sports Development, would be coordinated by the SGF and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.

‘Necessary directives have been issued on the implementation of the approval of Mr President, accordingly. All handing over and taking over processes should be completed on or before Wednesday, October  30, 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 the 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 Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.

Similarly, the renaming and the expansion of the mandate of the defunct Ministry of Niger Delta Development are to take immediate effect.

The releasing supervising authorities as well as commissions under the new ministry have been duly notified of this development.

Respective Permanent Secretaries are directed to ensure seamless implementation and also forward one copy of each of the handover notes to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for the records’ he said.

Akume  also listed the agencies under the new Ministry of Regional Development as Niger Delta Development Commission; Southeast Development Commission; Northeast Development Commission and the Northwest Development Commission-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you