Tinubu swears in power minister, minister of state, foreign affairs

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, swore in Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the new Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The event took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of the ministers’ spouses and senior government officials. The former Minister of Foreign […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, swore in Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the new Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The event took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of the ministers’ spouses and senior government officials.
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, had resigned their positions to contest the APC governorship primary in their states.
Following the development, President Tinubu had nominated the two new ministers and they were cleared on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, by the Senate.
The new Minister of Power, Tegbe, born in Ibadan, Oyo State, is a renowned fiscal, economic and institutional reform strategist and stakeholder engagement expert with over 35 years of professional experience across the public and private sectors.
Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye from Igbagun, Kogi State, holds a First Class Degree in Political Science from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and won the Dean’s Prize as the best student in his faculty.
He also obtained a Master’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos with Distinction.
As a career diplomat, Ambassador Enikanolaiye served in many of Nigeria’s diplomatic missions, notably Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Belgrade (Serbia), Ottawa (Canada) and London (UK). His last foreign service posting was as Nigeria’s Head of Mission in New Delhi (India).
Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye was, until his appointment, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, on Foreign Affairs and International Relations in the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.