President Muhammadu Buhari, has just announced the portfolios of ministers.
This is coming immediately after the oath taking ceremony.
On the list, the president has announced former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, while former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Abdulrahman Dambazzau, was named the Minister of Interior. Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh, was named Minister of Agriculture.
Former Commissioner in Ogun State, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, was named the Minister of Finance, while the former Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, was named the Minister of Solid Minerals. The former Rivers State governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, was named the Minister of Transportation.
The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Ibe Kachikwu was named Minister of State for Petroleum Resources while the president announced himself as the substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources.
See full list below:
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)–Transportation
Chris Ngige (Anambra)–Labour and Employment
Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)–Solid Minerals
Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)–Power, Works and Housing
Abdulrahman Dambazau (Kano)–Interior
Aisha Alhassan (Taraba)–Women Affairs
Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)–Science and Technology
Kemi Adeosun (Ogun)–Finance
Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)–Justice
Hadi Sirika (Katsina)–State for Aviation
Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)–Water Resources
Solomon Dalong (Plateau)–Youths and Sports
Ibe Kachikwu (Delta)–State for Petroleum
Osagie Ehanire (Edo)–State for Health
Audu Ogbeh (Benue)–Agriculture
Udo Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom)–Budget and National Planning
Lai Mohammed (Kwara)–Information
Amina Mohammed (Gombe)–Environment
Ibrahim Usman Jibril (Nasarawa)–State, Environment
Anthony Onwuka (Imo), State for Education
Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa)–FCT
Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)–Education
Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia)–Industry Trade and Investment
Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) State for Trade, Industry and Investment
Khadija Bukar Abba (Yobe), State for Foreign Affairs
Claudius Daramola (Ondo)–State, Niger Delta
Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)–Foreign Affairs
Monsur Dan-Ali (Zamfara)–Defence
James Ocholi (Kogi), State for Labour
Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna), State for Budget
Mustapha Shehuri (Borno)–State for Power
Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)–State for Agric
Isaac Adewole Folorunsho (Osun)–Health
Usani Usani Uguru (Cross River)– Niger Delta
Abubakar Bwari Bawa (Niger)–State for Solid Minerals
Adebayo Shittu (Oyo)–Communications
Muhammadu Buhari–Petroleum
