*Housing and Urban Development Minister Ahmed Dangiwa Also Sent Home
*Enjoying Meteoric Rise, Oyedele Now Finance Minister
By Felix Durumbah, Abuja, and other reports
Two years, three months after President Bola Tinubu removed then Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office, he has, again, weilded the axe, sacking Finance Minister, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, from the Cabinet.
The firings are part of a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), a statement from the Office of Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) today, disclosed.
The statement was signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the SGF, Yomi Odunuga, citing a memo signed by SGF George Akume.
People&Politics recalls that Edu was suspended on 8 January, 2024, few months into the life of the new administration, following allegations of financial misconduct, including the redirection of ₦585 million in public funds into a private account.
She was formally dismissed from her position on 23 October, 2024, when President Tinubu appointed her replacement.
According to the SGF’s memo on the latest ousters from the FEC, Taiwo Oyedele has been appointed as the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, while Dr. Muttaqha Darma is the Minister-designate for Housing and Urban Development.
Oyedele, who is obviously enjoying a meteoric rise in Public Service, was earlier appointed, from the private sector, by Tinubu as Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria.
In March 2026, he was nominated by the President, and confirmed by Senate on 12 March 2026, to serve as Minister of State for Finance to replace Doris Uzoka-Anite, who was moved to Ministry of Budget as Minister of State.
On 16 March, 2026, Oyedele was sworn in by Tinubu and assumed office as Minister of State for Finance.
The outgoing Ministers were directed to complete hand-over processes to their successors on or before 23 April, 2026 (Thursday this week).
Justifying the sack decision, Akume said the changes were aimed at improving coordination and strengthening delivery in key sectors under the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He stated: “These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
Further defending the action, he stated that President Tinubu acted in line with Sections 147 and 148 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The President, Akume stressed, also appreciated the outgoing Ministers for their service and wished them well in their future endeavours.
*PHOTO CAPTION: Below, left: Edun; right, Dangiwa; On top, left, Oyedele; right, Darma.
