PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday announced the portfolios for the just inaugurated ministers. Some of the former ministers retained their positions
Buhari who was the minister of petroleum retained his position, the same with Alhaji Lai Mohammed as the minister of information and culture.
President Muhammad Buhari has announced portfolios of new ministers as former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Arrgbesola becomes minister for interior
Below is a full list of the new ministers and their assigned portfolios:
1) Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah (Abia) – Mines and Steel Development, State
2) Muhammed Musa Bello (Adamawa) – FCT
3) Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – Niger Delta
4) Chris Ngige (Anambra) – Labour & Employment
5) Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra) – Environment (State)
6) Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) – Education
7) Amb Maryam Katagum (Bauchi) – Industry, Trade and Investment (State)
8) Timipre Silva (Bayelsa) – Petroleum (State)
9) Sen. George Akume (Benue) – Special Duties
10) Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno) – Agriculture (State)
11) Godwin Jedi-Agba (Cross River) Power (State)
12) Festus Keyamo (Delta) – Niger Delta (State)
13) Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi) – Science and Technology
14) Dr. Osagie Ehanire (Edo) – Health
15) Clement Ikanade Agba (Edo) – Budget and National Planning (State)
16) Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti) – Industry, Trade and Investment
17) Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu) – Foreign Affairs
18)Dr. Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe) – Communication
19) Emeka Nwajuba (Imo) – Education (State)
20) Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa) – Water Resources
21) Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (Kaduna) – Finance, Budget and National Planning
22) Dr. Mohammad Mahmoud (Kaduna) – Environment
23) Mohammed Sabo Nanono (Kano) – Agriculture
24) Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) (Kano) – Defence
25) Hadi Sirika – Katsina, Aviation
26) Abubakar Malami (Kebbi) – HAGF and Minister of Justice
27) Ramatu Tijani Aliyu (Kogi) – FCT (State)
28) Lai Mohammed (Kwara) – Information and Culture
29) Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara) – Transportation (State)
30) Babatunde Raji Fashola (Lagos) – Works and Housing
31) Adeleke Mamora (Lagos) – Health (State)
32) Mohammed A. Abdullahi (Nasarawa) – Science and Technology (State)
33) Amb. Zubairu Dada (Niger) – Foreign Affairs, State
34) Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun) – Mines and Steel Development
35) Sen. Omotayo Alasuadura (Ondo) – Labour (State)
36) Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) Interior
37) Sunday Dare (Oyo) – Youth and Sports
38) Dame Pauline Tallen (Plateau) – Women Affairs
39) Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) – Transportation
40) Mohammed Maigari Dangyadi (Sokoto) – Police Affairs
41) Engr. Sale Mamman (Taraba) – Power
42) Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe) – Works and Housing, State
43) Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara) – Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
