By METROWATCH Reporter
President Bola Tinubu has
assigned portfolios to ministers that were recently confirmed by the Senate.
While Northwest has 10 ministers, Northeast has six, North central has eight, Southwest has nine, Southeast has five and South South has five.
The list released by the Presidency on Wednesday has the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salako, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun.
The list has Bunmi Tunji -Ojo- Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu, Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite, Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy
Former governor of Ebonyi State Dave Umahi is Minister of Works, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri and Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh.
Others are Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Art, Culture and creative Economy, Mohammed Badaru- Minister of Defence, Bello Mattawale, Minister of State Defense, Minister of State Education, Yusuf Sununu, Minister of Housing and Urban development, Ahmed Dangiwa, Minister of State Housing and development, Abdullahi Gwarzo, Minister of Budget and National planning, Atiku Bagudu.
The President also reserved the Minister of Environment and Ecological Management for the Nominee from Kaduna state who is yet to be annouced.
Minister of State , FCT Mairiga Mahmud, Minister of State Water resources and sanitation, Bello Goronyo, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Education Tahir maman, Minister of interior, Saidu Alkali, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, Coordinating Minister of health and social welfare, Ali Pate, Minister of Police affairs, Ibrahim Geidam.
Minister of State steel development, Maigari Ahmadu, Minister of Steel development, Shuaibu Audu, Minister of Information and National orientation, Muhammed Idris.
Lateef Fagbemi is Attorney of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Minister of Labor and employment, Simon Lalong, Minister of State Police affairs, Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim, Minster of Special duties and intergovernmental affairs Zephaniah Jisalo.
While Joseph Utsev is Minister of Water resources and sanitation and Minister of Agriculture and Food Security is Aliyi Sabi Abdullahi.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said the retreat for the Ministerial appointees is to hold next week after which they will be sworn- in.
CONFIRMED: FULL LIST – MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS
SOUTH WEST
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Bosun Tuani
Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management
Ishak Salako
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister Of The Economy
Wale Edun
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy
Bunmi Tunji-Ojo
Minister of Power
Adebayo Adelabu
Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare
Tunji Alausa
Minister of Solid Minerals Development
Dele Alake
Minister of Tourism
Lola Ade-John
Minister of Transportation
Adegboyega Oyetola
SOUTH EAST
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
Doris Anite
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology
Uche Nnaji
Minister of State, Labour and Employment
Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Women Affairs
Uju Kennedy
Minister of Works
David Umahi
SOUTH SOUTH
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development
Festus Keyamo
Minister of Youth
Abubakar Momoh
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation
Betta Edu
Minister of State, Gas Resources
Ekperipe Ekpo
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources
Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of Sports Development
John Enoh
Minister of Federal Capital Territory
Nyesom Wike
NORTH WEST
Minister of Art, Culture and The Creative Economy
Hannatu Musawa
Minister of Defence
Mohammed Badaru
Minister of State, Defence
Bello Matawalle
Minister of State, Education
Yusuf T. Sununu
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Ahmed M. Dangiwa
Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
Atiku Bagudu
Minister of Environment and Ecological Management
(Kaduna)
Minister Of State, Federal Capital Territory
Mairiga Mahmud
Minister Of State, Water Resources And Sanitation
Bello M. Goronto
NORTH EAST
Minster of Agriculture and Food Security
Abubakar Kyari
Minister of Education
Tahir Maman
Minister of Interior
Sa’idu A. Alkali
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Yusuf M. Tuggar
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare
All Pate
Minister of Police Affairs
Ibrahim Geidam
Minister of State, Steel Development
U. Maigari Ahmadu
NORTH CENTRAL
Minister of Steel Development
Shuaibu A. Audu
Minister of Information and National Orientation
Muhammed Idris
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
Lateef Fagbemi
Minister of Labour And Employment
Simon B. Lalong
Minister of State, Police Affairs
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
Zephaniah Jisalo
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation
Joseph Utsev
Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
