President Bola Tinubu has appointed additional new ministers to pilot the affairs of the Ministry of Youth.
They are Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim and Mr. Ayodele Olawande.
While Ibrahim will serve as the Minister of Youth, Olawande is expected to serve as the new Minister of State for Youth.
The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate, as contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Dr. Ibrahim is a young medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF).
She had served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
But Mr Olawande is a community development expert and youth leader in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He most recently served in the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Innovation from 2019 to 2023.
However, President Tinubu charged the nominees to consistently reflect the dynamism, innovative zeal, and unyielding productivity that are synonymous with young Nigerians as they discharge their duties,
The latest appointment brings the number of ministers in the President’s cabinet to 47.
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