Tinubu sets to reshuffle cabinet ahead of first anniversary

President Bola Tinubu is expected to reshuffle his cabinet ahead of his first year anniversary.

Tinubu had pledged to replace underperforming ministers in November at the commencement of a three-day cabinet retreat for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and high-ranking government employees.

He appointed Hadiza Bala Usman as a special adviser on policy coordination to supervise minister performance and ensure cooperation throughout ministries, departments, and agencies.

Sources within the Villa revealed that Tinubu, who completed the arrangements prior to his most recent trip, might reorganize his cabinet as he approaches one year in office.

“Tinubu will reshuffle his cabinet as he clocks the one year in office.

“He had concluded plans before he travelled on who and who to change and redeploy. The Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu is topping the list of redeployment. He will be taken to another ministry because he underperformed.

“There have been a lot of issues around the sector ever since he came on board. I am telling you this, there was a time Tinubu threatened to sack him after the comments he made that Nigerians are putting on their freezers and Air conditioning.

“The president is not happy with his performance in the power sector aside from Adelabu’s performance index records that are with Bala Usman.”

Source added that Tinubu had instructed Adelabu to apologise to Nigerians over his remark supporting the tariff increase for Band A electricity users.

The source also said, Bello Matawalle, the former governor of Zamfara State, who serves as the Minister of State for Defence, may be affected by the planned redeployment.