Tinubu Administers Oath of Office On Two Ministers

President Bola Tinubu has officially inducted two new ministers into his cabinet, administering the oath of office to Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The ceremony took place at the State House Council Chambers in Abuja, attended by the ministers' spouses and other government officials.

These appointments fill the vacancies left by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and the former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned to advance their political ambitions. The Senate had previously confirmed the nominations of Tegbe and Enikanolaiye.

Minister of Power Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe is a seasoned strategist in fiscal, economic, and institutional reform, with over 35 years of experience. A First Class Civil Engineering graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University, he also holds Master's degrees in Business Administration and Public Administration. Tegbe previously served as a Senior Partner at KPMG in Africa, leading major reform initiatives and advising subnational governments on fiscal policy.

Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, who hails from Kogi State, is a distinguished diplomat with a First Class Degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in International Law and Diplomacy. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982, rising to the rank of Director and later Permanent Secretary before retiring in 2017. His diplomatic career included postings in Addis Ababa, Belgrade, Ottawa, London, and New Delhi. He also served as Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Foreign Affairs and International Relations.