Minister to Minister of State: Tinubu redeploys Doris Uzoka-Anite to third ministry in three years

In the past three years, Doris Uzoka-Anite has had her portfolio changed three times by President Bola Tinubu.

During this period, Uzoka-Anite was downgraded from a senior to a junior minister and did not complete two years in any of her roles.

She was first appointed in August 2023 as minister of industry, trade and investment, but a year and two months later, the president reassigned her position, with Jumoke Oduwole taking over.

In October 2024, Uzoka-Anite was redeployed to the finance ministry, serving as the minister of state for finance under Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy.

Edun said her appointment would be instrumental in supporting ongoing economic initiatives; however, after a year and four months, the president reassigned her to the ministry of budget and planning. She will now serve as the minister of state for budget and planning under Atiku Bagudu.

Before joining the ministerial team at Aso Rock, Uzoka-Anite served as the commissioner for finance and coordinating economy in Imo State for two and a half years, before leaving to serve under Tinubu.

The University of Benin graduate transitioned to the public sector after 19 years in the private sector, working in both the health and financial industries.

From June to October 2002, she worked at Providence Hospital as a medical officer before joining Zenith Bank as an assistant banking officer. She climbed the ranks to become group head/treasury, a role she left in March 2021.