Former Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has said that having a cabinet of 50 ministers would not be too much for the country, considering the population and the workload of some of the ministries.
Shittu stated this on Thursday evening when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television Politics Today.
PUNCH Online reports that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday dismissed five ministers from his cabinet.
This was contained in a statement by the special adviser to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun.
The affected ministers include the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo; and Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim.
Tinubu also appointed seven new ministers to his cabinet.