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Vol 65 No 22

Published 1st November 2024


Nigeria

No policy shifts as Tinubu reshuffles

Economic hardship and political frustration are worsening but the president endorses most of his cabinet

Five months after receiving a performance report on his 45 ministers, President Bola Tinubu finally reshuffled his cabinet, sacking five ministers and making seven new ones, raising the total to 47. Most of those affected were political deadweights whose removal wouldn’t affect Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. All seven former governors who are members of his cabinet retained their jobs despite some of them receiving low scores on the performance charts (AC Vol 65 No 11).

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