Tinubu scraps Niger Delta, sports ministries, approves regional development ministry

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday scrapped the 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 and the North East Development Commission. The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports, ’’Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said in a statement.

He said the FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.

He noted, “The decisions were taken today at the meeting of Federal Executive Council in Abuja.’’(NAN)