Mixed Reactions As Tinubu Replaces Senator Enoh With Shehu Dikko As National Sports Commission DG

President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Mallam Shehu Dikko as Director-General of the National Sports Commission on Wednesday has sparked a mix of reactions, with Nigerians expressing both optimism and scepticism on social media.

The announcement, made through a presidential statement following the Federal Executive Council meeting, was part of a series of eight significant actions aimed at enhancing the administration’s operational efficiency.

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One of the key changes was the transfer of the Ministry of Sports Development’s responsibilities to the National Sports Commission. Additionally, Senator John Owan Enoh was reassigned from Minister of Sports Development to Minister of State for Trade and Investment, a move that has stirred debate among sports enthusiasts across the country.

Vincent Ayang praised Enoh’s tenure in sports, stating, “@OwanEnoh did very well as a sports minister and should have been left there instead of moving him to a minister of state. This is not fair to Cross River State.”

This sentiment was echoed by Abraham Opeyemi, who expressed disappointment about the change. “What pained me most is the Minister of Sports. The man has been doing fantastic in that ministry, @OwanEnoh…now the new minister of sports just can’t be like Mr. Enoh,” he wrote on X.

However, some critics, including Edidem Alexander, disagreed, as he simply wrote, “Someone like John Owan Enoh ought to be out as Minister.”

While some stakeholders, including Benedict Adeyemi and the Super Eagles fan page @Cybereagles, welcomed Dikko’s appointment with congratulatory messages, with others viewing the broader cabinet reshuffle with scepticism.

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“Resurfling people who only think of new ‘asoke’ and ‘agbada’. People who didn’t make any impact in the position that was given them,” wrote X user @5nkid.

Pastor Edward Daniel added, “APC is good at packaging failure.”

“This is really not the restructuring Nigerians are yearning for; focus on correcting economic devastation created in the first year of this government,” Olu Chuks wrote on X, while @baKano__ simply stated, “You guys are sacking the wrong guys.”

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