Tinubu nominates Bernard Doro as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, replacing Yilwatda. Senate screening to follow as nominee brings NHS and policy expertise
Tinubu nominates Bernard Doro as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, formally requesting the Senate to screen and confirm the Plateau State-born health and policy expert.
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The President’s letter was read during plenary on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Senator Akpabio referred the nomination to the Committee of the Whole for expedited action, urging the chamber to report back promptly.
Doro is set to replace Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who vacated the position after his emergence as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in July.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed the development, describing the nomination as part of Tinubu’s broader strategy to fill key ministerial vacancies in the Federal Executive Council.
Born on 23 January 1969 in Kwall, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Dr Bernard Doro boasts a distinguished career spanning more than two decades across clinical practice, pharmaceutical management, and strategic leadership in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
According to Onanuga, Doro holds degrees in Pharmacy and Law, an MBA with a focus on IT-driven business strategy, and a Master’s in Advanced Clinical Practice.
He is a licensed Independent Prescriber and Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the UK, with frontline NHS experience in urgent care, GP practices, walk-in centres, and hospitals.
His unique blend of healthcare and legal expertise is seen as an asset to a ministry that deals with complex humanitarian responses and poverty reduction strategies.
If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Doro will be sworn in during an upcoming Federal Executive Council meeting and will immediately assume leadership of one of the country’s most sensitive ministries, often at the centre of disaster response and social intervention programmes.
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Observers view the nomination as a positive signal of the administration’s intent to inject technocratic competence into governance, particularly in areas demanding both compassion and clinical precision.
