President Muhamadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated his 43- member cabinet and allocated portfolios to the ministers. Below are the newly inaugurated ministers and their portfolios.
Ministers and Portfolios
1.Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
- Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
- Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minister of Niger Delta
- Chris Ngige (Anambra State)- Minister of Labour and Employment
- Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State)-Minister of State Environment
6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) -Minister of Education
7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) -Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment
- Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) Minister of State, Petroleum under the President
9.George Akume (Benue State) -Minister of Special Duties
10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) -Minister of State, Agric and Rural Development
- Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State) -Minister of State, Power
12.Festus Keyamo (Delta State) -Minister of State, Niger Delta
- Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) -Minister of Science and Technology
- Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) -Minister of Health
15.Clement Ike (Edo State) -Minister of Budget and National Planning
- Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State) -Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
- Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) -Minister of Foreign Affairs
18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State) -Minister of Communications
- Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State) -Minister of State, Education
- Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State) -Minister of Water Resources
- Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) -Minister of Finance
22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State) -Minister of Environment
23.Sabo Nanono (Kano State) -Minister of Agriculture and Development
24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State) -Minister of Defence
25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) -Minister of Aviation
26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) -Minister of Justice
27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State) -Minister of State, FCT
- Lai Mohammed (Kwara State) – Minister of Information and Culture
29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State) -Minister of State, Transportation
30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) -Minister of Works and Housing
31.Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State) -Minister of State, Health
- Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State) -Minister of State, Science and Technology
- Zubair Dada (Niger State) -Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
- Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State) -Minister of Mines and Steel development
- Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State) -Minister of State, Labour
- Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State) -Minister of Interior
- Sunday Dare (Oyo State) -Minister of Youths and Sports
38.Paulen Talen (Plateau State) -Minister of Women Affairs
- Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) -Minister of Transportation
- Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State) Minister of Police Affairs
- Sale Mamman (Taraba State) -Minister of Power
- Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State) -Minister of State for Works and Housing
- Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State) -Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
Speaking further and addressing the minister, Buhari reiterates that all submissions needing his attentions should be channelled through the Chief of Staff.
In addition, he says: “All submissions for my attention or meeting requests be channelled through the Chief of Staff, while all Fed. Executive Council matters be coordinated through the SGF, this is aimed at speeding up the process of decision making, he explains”.
