Buhari fires agriculture, power ministers

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this on Wednesday.

He said the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar has been redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture while the Minister of State for Works, Abubakar Aliyu is to take over as Minister of Power.

Details later…