JUST IN: President Bola Tinubu assigns portfolios to Ministers

BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festus Keyamo, Aviation Minister.

Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, confirmed the portfolios at Aso Rock on Wednesday.

The full list of ministers and their ministries includes:

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

(Ministers, 2 Ministers Of State)

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

(4 Ministers, 1 Minister of State)

SOUTH SOUTH:

1 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 – EXPERIPE 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. GORGNYO

(5 Ministers, 5 Ministers Of State)

NORTH EAST:

MINSTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ABUBAKAR KYAR

MINISTER OF EDUCATION – TAHIR MAMAN

3.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

(6 Ministers, 1 Minister Of State)

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

(6 Ministers, 2 Minister Of State)

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.