President Bola Tinubu had nominated Dr. Jamila Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, titled: ‘President Tinubu nominated new ministers for federal ministry of youth’, said the President also nominated Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation.
Ibrahim and Olawande become the latest members of President Tinubu’s 47-man cabinet. This comes weeks after Tinubu redeployed 60-year-old Abubakar Momoh, whom he earlier nominated as Youth Minister, to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.
Dr. Jamila Ibrahim, 37, is a medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum. She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals.
Ayodele Olawande is a community development expert and youth leader in the governing All Progressives Congress. He most recently served in the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Innovation from 2019 to 2023.
