JUST IN: Tinubu Assigns Portfolios To Ministers (FULL LIST)

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nyesom Wike, former governor of Rivers state, as the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).

Wike is the second southerner to head the FCT after Ajose Adeogun, the only person from the region, who was appointed in 1976.

In a list released by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Tinubu appointed Gboyega Oyetola, former governor of Osun, as the minister of transportation.

He also appointed Festus Keyamo as the minister of aviation and aerospace development.

The list shows that the north-west has 10 ministers, while north-east has six. The north-central and south-west have eight and nine ministers respectively, while south-east and south-south have five each.

According to the portfolios assigned by the president, Tinubu made Bosun Tijani the minister of communications, innovations and digital economy and Wale Edun the person heading the ministry of finance and coordinating minister of economy.

On July 27, Tinubu forwarded a list of 28 nominees to the senate for screening and confirmation.

Again, on August second, the president sent the list of the second batch of ministerial nominees to the senate for screening.

While the senate confirms the nomination of 45 persons on the list, three nominees, including Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna — Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Abubakar (Taraba), were not confirmed due to issues relating to security clearance.

Ngelale said a retreat for the ministerial appointees will hold next week after which they will be sworn-in.

See the list below.

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

Minister 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 — Ali 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

-The Cable