President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, formally swore in Mr. Joseph Tegbe as the Minister of Power and Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The brief ceremony was held at the Presidential Villa and was attended by the ministers’ spouses alongside senior government officials.
Following the resignation of former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who stepped down to pursue political ambitions, the President nominated the new appointees, who were later confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, the new Minister of Power is a fiscal, economic and institutional reform strategist as well as a stakeholder engagement expert with over 35 years of experience across both the public and private sectors, according to a statement by the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga.
“He holds a First Class Degree in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Switzerland) and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (Birmingham).”
“He worked as a Senior Partner and Head of Advisory Services at KPMG in Africa, where he led transformational initiatives, including the design and implementation of major presidential reforms and the articulation and implementation of a strategy for subnational governments,” the statement added.
The statement further noted that Tegbe played key roles in fiscal policy restructuring across different levels of government and has worked with institutions such as the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Nigeria Revenue Service, Shell, Huawei, General Electric, MTN, and Odu’a Group among others.
For Enikanolaiye, the presidential aide said he hails from Igbagun in Kogi State and holds a First Class degree in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he also received the Dean’s Prize as best graduating student in his faculty.
“He also obtained a Master’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos with Distinction.”
“He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 1982 and rose through the ranks to become Director. He was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry in 2016, retiring on 4th August 2017 after 35 years of service,” the statement said.
As a seasoned diplomat, Enikanolaiye served in several Nigerian missions abroad, including Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Belgrade (Serbia), Ottawa (Canada) and London (UK).
His final foreign posting was as Nigeria’s Head of Mission in New Delhi (India).
“He is a recipient of several merit awards, including the Presidential Civil Service Merit Award, the Presidential Distinguished Public Service Career Award, and a Distinguished Fellow of the National Defence College, among others.”
“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,” the statement added.