President Goodluck Jonathan sacked nine ministers on Wednesday in his first major cabinet reshuffle, as he looked to rally support in an increasingly divided ruling party, PDP. Jonathan removed the ministers of foreign affairs, education, science and technology, housing and urban development, national planning, and environment, ministers of state for power, agriculture and defense, from the 39-member cabinet, a Presidency spokesman Reuben Abati said.
High profile ministers such as Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke remained in place.
Speaking on the development, Information Minister Labaran Maku told reporters: “He (President Jonathan) said he needed to inject new blood for more service delivery, hence the need to adjust his cabinet.”
Other ministers will take on the responsibilities of the vacant positions until Jonathan decides on replacements.
However, Maku denied Jonathan was using the reshuffle to bring more of his core supporters into his cabinet.
“It is part of the process of improving service delivery and not with any political undertone,” Maku said.
A list of new ministers would soon be sent to the senate for confirmation, he added.
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