BREAKING NEWS: The New Ministers and their Portfolios

 

 

BY KAZIE UKO

President Muhammadu Buhari finally inaugurated the new Federal Executive Cabinet today, at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.

The full list of the 43-member cabinet, with the President himself still retaining the portfolio of Minister of Petroleum, is published below:

Abia
1. Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah – Minister of State Mines and Steel Development

Adamawa
2. Muhammadu Musa Bello – Minister of Federal Capital Territory

Akwa Ibom
3. Godswill Akpabio – Minister of Niger Delta

Anambra
4. Chris Ngige – Minister of Labour and Employment
5. Sharon O. Ikpeazu – Minister of State Environment

BAUCHI
6. Adamu Adamu – Minister of Education
7. Ambasador Mariam Katagum – Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment

Bayelsa
8. Timipre Silva – Minister of State Petroleum (under Mr. President)

BENUE
9. George Akume – Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs

BORNO
10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Minister of State Agriculture and Rural Development

CROSS RIVER STATE
11. Goddy JD Agba – Minister of state Power

DELTA
12. Festus Keyamo – Minister of state Niger Delta

EBONYI
13. Ogbonnaya Onu – Minister of Science and Technology

EDO
14. Dr. Osagie Ehanire – Minister of Health
15. Clement Agba – Minister of State Budget and National Planning

EKITI
16. Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo – Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

ENUGU
17. Geoffrey Onyeama – Minister of Foreign Affairs

GOMBE
18. Dr Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantani – Minister of Communication

IMO
19. Emeka Nwajuba – Minister of State Education

JIGAWA
20. Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu – Minister of Water Resources

KADUNA
21. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed – Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning
22. Dr. Muhammed Mahmood – Minister of Environment

KANO
23. Sabo Nanono – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
24. Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) – Minister of Defence

KATSINA
25. Sen. Hadi Sirika – Minister of Aviation

KEBBI
26. Abubakar Malami – Honourable Attorney-General and Minister of Justice

KOGI
27. Ramatu Tijjani – Minister of State Federal Capital Territory

KWARA
28. Lai Mohammed – Minister of Information and Culture
29. Gbemisola Saraki – Minister of State Transportation

LAGOS
30. Babatunde Raji Fashola – Minister of Works and Housing
31. Sen. Olorunnibe Mamora – Minister of State Health

NASSARAWA
32. Muhammed H. Abdullahi – Minister of State Science and Technology

NIGER
33. Zubairu Dada – Minister of State Foreign Affairs

OGUN
34. Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite – Minister of Mines and Steel Development

ONDO
35. Tayo Alashoadura – Minister of State Labour and Employment

OSUN
36. Rauf Aregbesola – Minister of Interior

OYO
37. Sunday Dare – Minister of Youth and Sports

PLATEAU
38. Pauline Talen – Minister of Women Affairs

RIVERS
39. Rotimi Amaechi – Minister of Transportation

SOKOTO
40. Muhammad Maigari Dangyadi – Minister of Police Affairs

TARABA
41. Engr. Saleh Mamman – Minister of Power

YOBE
42. Abubakar D. Aliyu – Minister of State Works and Housing

ZAMFARA
43. Umar Farouk – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development