Festus Keyamo, Betta Edu and Nyesom Wike
By Our 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 is Bosun Tijani.
Minister of State for Environment and Ecological Management is Ishak Salako.
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy is 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 is Festus Keyamo.
Minister of Youth is Abubakar Momoh.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation is Betta Edu.
Minister of State, Gas Resources is Ekperikpe Ekpo.
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources is Heineken Lokpobiri and Minister of Sports Development is John Enoh.
Others are Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Art, Culture and creative Economy; Mohammed Badaru- Minister of Defence; Bello Mattawale, Minister of State Defence.
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 is Atiku Bagudu.
The President also reserved the Minister of Environment and Ecological Management for the Nominee from Kaduna state who has yet to be announced.
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 is Maigari Ahmadu; Minister of Steel development is Shuaibu Audu; Minister of Information and National orientation is Muhammed Idris.
Lateef Fagbemi is Attorney of the Federation and Minister of Justice; Minister of Labour and employment is Simon Lalong; Minister of State Police affairs is Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim; Minster of Special duties and intergovernmental affairs Zephaniah Jisalo.
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 was to hold next week, after which they will be sworn in.
