President Muhammadu Buhari this afternoon sacked the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman and his Agriculture and Rural Development counterpart, Alhaji Sabo Nanono in a minor cabinet reshuffle.
The minor reshuffle saw the redeployment of two Ministers to take over from the two ministers that were sacked.
In the redeployment announced this afternoon the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Mahmoud Abubakar is to take over as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development while the Minister of State for Works, Abubakar Aliyu, is to take over as the Minister for Power.
In the brief statement read by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari said the process of rejigging his cabinet is on going and will be continuous.
No explanation has been provided for the change s yet.