Ministers: Wike heads to FCT, Pate Health
President Bola Tinubu, has allocated portfolio to his ministerial nominees.
The list was announced to journalists by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelele on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to the list, Mr. Wale Edun is the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, while Bunmi Tunji is the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
In the new list, the immediate past governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi, as ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and Minister of Works, respectively.
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South West
Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy —- Bosun Tijani, 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, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development – Festus Keyamo, Minister of Youths – 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 – Mariya 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 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 Lalong, Minister of State, Police Affairs – Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs – Zephaniah Jisalo Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation – Joseph Utsev, Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security – Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.