Tinubu swears in Tegbe, Enikanolaiye to power, foreign affairs ministries 

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, swore in Joseph Tegbe as the new Minister of Power and Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesman, said the event took place at a short ceremony, inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja,  in the presence of the ministers’ spouses and senior government officials.

Recall that the positions became vacant, following the resignations of Yusuf Tuggar , former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Adebayo Adelabu, a ho also served as Minister of Power to further their political careers.

As a result, the President nominated the two new ministers, who the Senate duly cleared on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

Tegbe, new Minister of Power, was 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.

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, the articulation and implementation of a strategy for subnational governments.

Tegbe was also involved in fiscal policy restructuring at all levels of Government. He has worked with organisations 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.

Enikanolaiye who also assumed duty as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, hails from Igbagun, Kogi State, holds a First Class Degree in Political Science from 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.

He later joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 1982 and rose to the position of Director, before he was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry in 2016, from which he retired on 4th August 2017 after 35 years in service.

As a career diplomat,  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).

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.

The Minister was, until his appointment, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, on Foreign Affairs and International Relations in the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.