On 9 February Stephen Akiga moved from the Ministry of Industry to Police Affairs.
[1] In May 2001 Akiga said the police could soon phase out use of sub-machine guns in an effort to stop cases of accidental discharge of bullets.
[2] In May 2002 Akiga was appointed Minister of Sports to replace Ishaya Mark Aku, who had died in a plane crash.
[4] In January 2003 Akiga announced that Nigeria had formed a committee to organize the bid for the 2010 soccer World Cup.
[5] In May 2003, during the delay before Obasanjo named his new cabinet following the elections, there were reports that workers in the Sports Ministry had embarked on "serious fasting and prayer" to ensure that God did not return Akiga to them.